What color is #9C2626?

#9C2626 is a moderate red known as Tamed Beast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tamed Beast?

The RGB value is 156, 38, 38: 156 red, 38 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tamed Beast?

The complementary color is #269C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C2626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tamed Beast color: hex code #9C2626

#9C2626 rgb(156, 38, 38)

Shades of red

Tamed Beast has the hex code #9C2626. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 14.9% green and 14.9% blue (156, 38, 38).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 61% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 76% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

Tamed Beast (#9C2626) color codes

HEX	`#9C2626`
RGB	`rgb(156, 38, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 14.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 61%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 76%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.2, 48.05, 29.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.2, 56.56, 31.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.755, 8.596, 2.716)`
Decimal	`10233382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tamed Beast, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9C2626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9C2626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9C2626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c2626; }
.text { color: #9c2626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c2626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 38 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c2626, #9c6126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9C2626 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9C2626?: #9C2626 is a moderate red known as Tamed Beast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tamed Beast?: The RGB value is 156, 38, 38: 156 red, 38 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tamed Beast?: The complementary color is #269C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C2626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.