Information about #9C212D color

#9C212D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9C212D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(156, 33, 45) (61.2% red, 12.9% green, 17.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 48 / 44 / 39 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9C212D is a strongly colored earthy red 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 almost identical to Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Slightly further away sit Royal Red (#9B1C31) and Srinivasan Crimson (#A3252F).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 33, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9C212D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9C212D color variations

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

#9C212D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#E8949D

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#F3C9CE

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White

#FFFFFF

#9C212D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7C1A24

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#5D131B

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#3E0D12

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#1F0609

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Black

#000000

#9C212D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#99303A

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#95414A

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#8F545A

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#88696C

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Grey

#808080

#9C212D 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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#9B7621

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#9B4521

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#9B215E

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#9B218F

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#76219B

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#9C212D 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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#219C8F
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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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#216B9C
#216B9C

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#219C52
#219C52

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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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#9C216B
#9C216B

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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
#9C212D
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#2D9C21
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#212D9C
#212D9C

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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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#9C8F21
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#219C8F
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#212D9C
#212D9C

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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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#6B9C21
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#219C8F
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#52219C
#52219C

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Nearest named colors to #9C212D

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

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

#9C212D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C212D
  • RGB156, 33, 45
  • CMYK0, 48, 44, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 33, 45)
  • HSL354°, 65%, 37%
  • HSL Precise354.146°, 65.079%, 37.059%
  • HSV354°, 79%, 61%
  • HSB354°, 79%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.129, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.129, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.129, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C212D
  • DECIMAL ID10232109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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