What color is #9D0841?

#9D0841 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D0841?

The RGB value is 157, 8, 65: 157 red, 8 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D0841?

The complementary color is #089D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D0841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D0841 color

#9D0841 rgb(157, 8, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D0841 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 3.1% green and 25.5% blue (157, 8, 65).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 90% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 59% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cranberry (#9E003A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#9D0841 color codes

HEX	`#9D0841`
RGB	`rgb(157, 8, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 3.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 90%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 95%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 59%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, 56.93, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 57.86, 10.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.947, 7.726, 5.704)`
Decimal	`10291265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D0841, 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 #9D0841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9D0841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #9D0841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d0841; }
.text { color: #9d0841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d0841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 8 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d0841, #9d1908); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #9D0841?: #9D0841 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D0841?: The RGB value is 157, 8, 65: 157 red, 8 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D0841?: The complementary color is #089D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D0841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.