What color is #950D0C?

#950D0C is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Jack and Coke. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #950D0C?

The RGB value is 149, 13, 12: 149 red, 13 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #950D0C?

The complementary color is #0C9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #950D0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#950D0C color

#950D0C rgb(149, 13, 12)

Shades of red

The hex color #950D0C is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 5.1% green and 4.7% blue (149, 13, 12).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 85% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 92% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Jack and Coke (#920F0E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#950D0C color codes

HEX	`#950D0C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 13, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 5.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 85%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 92%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 92%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, 51.85, 39.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 65.29, 37.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.606, 6.706, 0.978)`
Decimal	`9768204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #950D0C, 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 #950D0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#950D0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #950D0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #950d0c; }
.text { color: #950d0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950d0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 13 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #950d0c, #95520c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #950D0C?: #950D0C is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Jack and Coke. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #950D0C?: The RGB value is 149, 13, 12: 149 red, 13 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #950D0C?: The complementary color is #0C9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #950D0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.