Information about #9F3B38 color

#9F3B38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F3B38 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 59, 56) — 62.4% red, 23.1% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 40 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9F3B38 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Whizz Bang (#A23A34). Slightly further away sit Terracotta Pink (#9B3D3D) and Afterburner (#983D39).

The recipe behind #9F3B38 is rgb(159, 59, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9F3B38: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9F3B38 color variations

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#9F3B38 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 #9F3B38

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

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Fusion color link
Fusion

#98463E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F3B38
  • RGB159, 59, 56
  • CMYK0, 39, 40, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 59, 56)
  • HSL2°, 48%, 42%
  • HSL Precise1.748°, 47.907%, 42.157%
  • HSV2°, 65%, 62%
  • HSB2°, 65%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.231, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.231, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.231, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F3B38
  • DECIMAL ID10435384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01