Information about #9B1408 color

#9B1408 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9B1408 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 20, 8) — 60.8% red, 7.8% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 58 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9B1408 presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Spartan Crimson (#9E1316). Slightly further away sit Strong Scarlet (#A81500) and Rufous (#A81C07).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 20, 8) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9B1408 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9B1408 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9B1408 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 #9B1408

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

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Crimson Red color link
Crimson Red

#990000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B1408
  • RGB155, 20, 8
  • CMYK0, 53, 58, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 20, 8)
  • HSL5°, 90%, 32%
  • HSL Precise4.898°, 90.184%, 31.961%
  • HSV5°, 95%, 61%
  • HSB5°, 95%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.078, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.078, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.078, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9B1408
  • DECIMAL ID10163208
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers309 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01