What color is #9E2400?

#9E2400 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burnt Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E2400?

The RGB value is 158, 36, 0: 158 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E2400?

The complementary color is #007A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E2400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E2400 color

#9E2400 rgb(158, 36, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E2400 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 14.1% green and 0% blue (158, 36, 0).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 100% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Red (#9F2305), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#9E2400 color codes

HEX	`#9E2400`
RGB	`rgb(158, 36, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 14.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 100%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, 48.46, 48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 68.21, 44.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.733, 8.533, 0.871)`
Decimal	`10363904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E2400, 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 #9E2400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9E2400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #9E2400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e2400; }
.text { color: #9e2400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e2400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 36 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e2400, #9e7300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #9E2400?: #9E2400 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burnt Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E2400?: The RGB value is 158, 36, 0: 158 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E2400?: The complementary color is #007A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E2400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.