Information about #9F272B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9F272B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(159, 39, 43) — 62.4% red, 15.3% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 45 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively red, #9F272B 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 almost identical to Srinivasan Crimson (#A3252F). Slightly further away sit Auburn (#A52A2A) and Scarlet Sage (#9D202F).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 39, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. #9F272B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9F272B color variations

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

#9F272B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9F272B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#801F22

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#601719

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Black

#000000

#9F272B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#974648

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Grey

#808080

#9F272B 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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#9F272B 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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#27A09C
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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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#2767A0
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#27A05F
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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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#A02767
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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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#2BA027
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#272BA0
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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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#A09C27
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#27A09C
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#272BA0
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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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#67A027
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#27A09C
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#5F27A0
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Nearest named colors to #9F272B

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

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

#9F272B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F272B
  • RGB159, 39, 43
  • CMYK0, 47, 45, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 39, 43)
  • HSL358°, 61%, 39%
  • HSL Precise358°, 60.606%, 38.824%
  • HSV358°, 75%, 62%
  • HSB358°, 75%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.153, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.153, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.153, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9F272B
  • DECIMAL ID10430251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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