What color is #9B0F11?

#9B0F11 is a dark, vivid red known as Vampire Fiction. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vampire Fiction?

The RGB value is 155, 15, 17: 155 red, 15 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vampire Fiction?

The complementary color is #0F9B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B0F11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vampire Fiction color: hex code #9B0F11

#9B0F11 rgb(155, 15, 17)

Shades of red

Vampire Fiction has the hex code #9B0F11. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 5.9% green and 6.7% blue (155, 15, 17).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 82% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 89% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

Vampire Fiction (#9B0F11) color codes

HEX	`#9B0F11`
RGB	`rgb(155, 15, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 5.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 82%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 90%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 89%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, 53.27, 38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 66.02, 36.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.791, 7.353, 1.223)`
Decimal	`10161937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vampire Fiction, 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 #9B0F11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B0F11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #9B0F11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b0f11; }
.text { color: #9b0f11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b0f11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 15 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b0f11, #9b530f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #9B0F11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B0F11?: #9B0F11 is a dark, vivid red known as Vampire Fiction. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vampire Fiction?: The RGB value is 155, 15, 17: 155 red, 15 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vampire Fiction?: The complementary color is #0F9B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B0F11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.