Information about #9D232B color

#9D232B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9D232B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(157, 35, 43) — 61.6% red, 13.7% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 45 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9D232B reads as a strongly colored warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Slightly further away sit Srinivasan Crimson (#A3252F) and Royal Red (#9B1C31).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(157, 35, 43)), which gives #9D232B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9D232B: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9D232B color variations

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

#9D232B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9D232B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9D232B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9D232B 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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#9D232B 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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#232B9F
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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 #9D232B

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

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

#9D232B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9D232B
  • RGB157, 35, 43
  • CMYK0, 48, 45, 38
  • CSSrgb(157, 35, 43)
  • HSL356°, 64%, 38%
  • HSL Precise356.066°, 63.542%, 37.647%
  • HSV356°, 78%, 62%
  • HSB356°, 78%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.137, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.137, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.137, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9D232B
  • DECIMAL ID10298155
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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