Information about #9C2321 color

#9C2321 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C2321 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 35, 33) — 61.2% red, 13.7% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 48 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9C2321 reads as a energetic, saturated red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Birch (#9D2B22). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vivid Auburn (#922724) and Bonfire (#A62A20).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 35, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #9C2321 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9C2321 color variations

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

#9C2321 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C2321 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C2321 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#954341

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Grey

#808080

#9C2321 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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#9C2321 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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#219C60
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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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#9C215C
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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
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#219C23
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#23219C
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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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#9A9C21
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#219A9C
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#23219C
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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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#5C9C21
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#219A9C
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#60219C
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Nearest named colors to #9C2321

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

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

#9C2321 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C2321
  • RGB156, 35, 33
  • CMYK0, 47, 48, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 35, 33)
  • HSL1°, 65%, 37%
  • HSL Precise0.976°, 65.079%, 37.059%
  • HSV1°, 79%, 61%
  • HSB1°, 79%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.137, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.137, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.137, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C2321
  • DECIMAL ID10232609
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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