Information about #9C300D color

#9C300D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C300D falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 48, 13) — 61.2% red, 18.8% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 56 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9C300D reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 near neighbor of Tabasco (#A02712). Slightly further away sit Citrine Brown (#933709) and Rusty Brown (#9E3C0E).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 48, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9C300D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9C300D color variations

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#9C300D 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 #9C300D

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

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Iced Tea color link
Iced Tea

#923C01

Rust Brown color link
Rust Brown

#8B3103

#9C300D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C300D
  • RGB156, 48, 13
  • CMYK0, 42, 56, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 48, 13)
  • HSL15°, 85%, 33%
  • HSL Precise14.685°, 84.615%, 33.137%
  • HSV15°, 92%, 61%
  • HSB15°, 92%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.188, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.188, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.188, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C300D
  • DECIMAL ID10235917
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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