Information about #9B2234 color

#9B2234 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9B2234 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 34, 52) — 60.8% red, 13.3% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 40 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9B2234 is a vivid, lively warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Slightly further away sit Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35) and Royal Red (#9B1C31).

The recipe behind #9B2234 is rgb(155, 34, 52), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #9B2234 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9B2234 color variations

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

#9B2234 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 #9B2234

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

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B2234
  • RGB155, 34, 52
  • CMYK0, 47, 40, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 34, 52)
  • HSL351°, 64%, 37%
  • HSL Precise351.074°, 64.021%, 37.059%
  • HSV351°, 78%, 61%
  • HSB351°, 78%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.133, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.133, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.133, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9B2234
  • DECIMAL ID10166836
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01