Information about #9C1617 color

#9C1617 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C1617 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 22, 23) — 61.2% red, 8.6% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 52 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9C1617 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one 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 a hair away from Spartan Crimson (#9E1316). Slightly further away sit Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Pulse (#A41D19).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(156, 22, 23)), which gives #9C1617 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9C1617: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. No one has named #9C1617 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9C1617 color variations

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

#9C1617 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C1617 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7C1111

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#5D0D0D

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#3E0808

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Black

#000000

#9C1617 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#973939

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Grey

#808080

#9C1617 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C1617 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
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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
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#16599C
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#169C59
#169C59

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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
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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
#9C1617
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#169C16
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#16169C
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#9C9C16
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#169C9C
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#16169C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#599C16
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#169C9C
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#59169C
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Nearest named colors to #9C1617

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

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Strawberry Jam color link
Strawberry Jam

#8B171A

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

#9C1617 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C1617
  • RGB156, 22, 23
  • CMYK0, 53, 52, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 22, 23)
  • HSL360°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise359.552°, 75.281%, 34.902%
  • HSV360°, 86%, 61%
  • HSB360°, 86%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.086, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.086, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.086, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C1617
  • DECIMAL ID10229271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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