Information about #940A0A color

#940A0A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#940A0A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 10, 10) — 58% red, 3.9% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 54 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#940A0A is a pure, full-strength earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sangria (#92000A). Slightly further away sit Red Wine (#990012) and Blood (#8A0303).

The recipe behind #940A0A is rgb(148, 10, 10), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #940A0A: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#940A0A color variations

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#940A0A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #940A0A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Crimson Red color link
Crimson Red

#990000

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#940A0A
  • RGB148, 10, 10
  • CMYK0, 54, 54, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 10, 10)
  • HSL0°, 87%, 31%
  • HSL Precise0°, 87.342%, 30.98%
  • HSV0°, 93%, 58%
  • HSB0°, 93%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.039, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.039, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.039, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID940A0A
  • DECIMAL ID9701898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01