Information about #9C5440 color

#9C5440 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9C5440 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 84, 64) — 61.2% red, 32.9% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 36 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #9C5440 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Faded Spicy Red Brown (#9B533F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wild West (#9A5440) and Krakatoa (#9D523B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(156, 84, 64)), which gives #9C5440 its character. If you plan to put text on a #9C5440 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9C5440 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9C5440 color variations

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

#9C5440 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C5440 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C5440 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C5440 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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#9C5440 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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #9C5440

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

Faded Spicy Red Brown color link
Faded Spicy Red Brown

#9B533F

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Sepia Skin color link
Sepia Skin

#9E5B40

Vintage Rust color link
Vintage Rust

#965044

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Polished Brown color link
Polished Brown

#985538

Sappanwood Incense color link
Sappanwood Incense

#A24F46

Copper Fire color link
Copper Fire

#925345

Burnished Orange color link
Burnished Orange

#92543A

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

#9C5440 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C5440
  • RGB156, 84, 64
  • CMYK0, 28, 36, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 84, 64)
  • HSL13°, 42%, 43%
  • HSL Precise13.043°, 41.818%, 43.137%
  • HSV13°, 59%, 61%
  • HSB13°, 59%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.329, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.329, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.329, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9C5440
  • DECIMAL ID10245184
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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