What color is #9B224B?

#9B224B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B224B?

The RGB value is 155, 34, 75: 155 red, 34 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B224B?

The complementary color is #229B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B224B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B224B color

#9B224B rgb(155, 34, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B224B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 13.3% green and 29.4% blue (155, 34, 75).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 52% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vampirella (#9B2848), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#9B224B color codes

HEX	`#9B224B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 34, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 13.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 64%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 78%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, 51.46, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 51.85, 7.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.361, 8.623, 7.511)`
Decimal	`10166859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B224B, 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 #9B224B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B224B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #9B224B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b224b; }
.text { color: #9b224b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b224b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 34 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b224b, #9b3522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #9B224B?: #9B224B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B224B?: The RGB value is 155, 34, 75: 155 red, 34 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B224B?: The complementary color is #229B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B224B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.