What color is #9B2848?

#9B2848 is a moderate rose known as Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vampirella?

The RGB value is 155, 40, 72: 155 red, 40 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vampirella?

The complementary color is #289B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B2848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vampirella color: hex code #9B2848

#9B2848 rgb(155, 40, 72)

Shades of red

Vampirella has the hex code #9B2848. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 15.7% green and 28.2% blue (155, 40, 72).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 59% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 54% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

Vampirella (#9B2848) color codes

HEX	`#9B2848`
RGB	`rgb(155, 40, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 15.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 59%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 74%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 54%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, 49.16, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 50.01, 10.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.447, 8.956, 7.045)`
Decimal	`10168392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vampirella, 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 #9B2848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B2848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #9B2848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b2848; }
.text { color: #9b2848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b2848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 40 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b2848, #9b4128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #9B2848 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B2848?: #9B2848 is a moderate rose known as Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vampirella?: The RGB value is 155, 40, 72: 155 red, 40 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vampirella?: The complementary color is #289B7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B2848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.