Information about #9C2B36 color

#9C2B36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C2B36 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 43, 54) — 61.2% red, 16.9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 40 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9C2B36 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Roadster (#9F2C37). Nearby in the Register you will also find Japanese Carmine (#9D2933) and Red Hot (#952B32).

The recipe behind #9C2B36 is rgb(156, 43, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9C2B36 color variations

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#9C2B36 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 #9C2B36

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

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C2B36
  • RGB156, 43, 54
  • CMYK0, 44, 40, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 43, 54)
  • HSL354°, 57%, 39%
  • HSL Precise354.159°, 56.784%, 39.02%
  • HSV354°, 72%, 61%
  • HSB354°, 72%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.169, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.169, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.169, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C2B36
  • DECIMAL ID10234678
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01