What color is #9D0E35?

#9D0E35 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D0E35?

The RGB value is 157, 14, 53: 157 red, 14 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D0E35?

The complementary color is #0E9D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D0E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D0E35 color

#9D0E35 rgb(157, 14, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D0E35 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 5.5% green and 20.8% blue (157, 14, 53).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 84% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 66% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is French Winery (#991133), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#9D0E35 color codes

HEX	`#9D0E35`
RGB	`rgb(157, 14, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 5.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 84%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 91%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 66%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.44, 55.33, 18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.44, 58.27, 18.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.706, 7.742, 4.087)`
Decimal	`10292789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D0E35, 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 #9D0E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9D0E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #9D0E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d0e35; }
.text { color: #9d0e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d0e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 14 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d0e35, #9d2e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #9D0E35?: #9D0E35 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D0E35?: The RGB value is 157, 14, 53: 157 red, 14 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D0E35?: The complementary color is #0E9D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D0E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.