What color is #9C2A40?

#9C2A40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C2A40?

The RGB value is 156, 42, 64: 156 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C2A40?

The complementary color is #2A9C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C2A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C2A40 color

#9C2A40 rgb(156, 42, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C2A40 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 16.5% green and 25.1% blue (156, 42, 64).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 58% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 59% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Radish (#A42E41), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9C2A40 color codes

HEX	`#9C2A40`
RGB	`rgb(156, 42, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 16.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 58%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 73%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 59%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 48.1, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 50.31, 17.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.465, 9.096, 5.791)`
Decimal	`10234432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C2A40, 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 #9C2A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9C2A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #9C2A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c2a40; }
.text { color: #9c2a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c2a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 42 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c2a40, #9c4d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #9C2A40?: #9C2A40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C2A40?: The RGB value is 156, 42, 64: 156 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C2A40?: The complementary color is #2A9C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C2A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.