Information about Royal Red color

#9B1C31 - Royal Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9B1C31, known as "Royal Red", falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 28, 49) — 60.8% red, 11% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 42 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9B1C31 is a strongly colored warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Slightly further away sit Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35) and Rosy Red (#A11A2E).

The recipe behind #9B1C31 is rgb(155, 28, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. The name "Royal Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Royal Red color variations

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

Royal Red color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Royal Red

#9B1C31
#D22643

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#E05970

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#EA909F

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#F4C7CF

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White

#FFFFFF

Royal Red color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Royal Red

#9B1C31
#7C1627

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#5D111D

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#3E0B13

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#1F0509

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Black

#000000

Royal Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Royal Red

#9B1C31
#992C3E

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#953E4C

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#90515C

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#88676D

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Grey

#808080

Royal Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#969B1C

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#9B6C1C

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#9B3A1C

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Royal Red

#9B1C31
#9B1C64

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#9B1C96

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#6C1C9B

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Royal Red 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
#9B1C31
Royal Red

#9B1C31

#1C9B86
#1C9B86

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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
#9B1C31
Royal Red

#9B1C31

#1C719B
#1C719B

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#1C9B47
#1C9B47

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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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#9B471C

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#9B1C31
Royal Red

#9B1C31

#9B1C71
#9B1C71

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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
#9B1C31
Royal Red

#9B1C31

#329B1C
#329B1C

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#1C329B
#1C329B

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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
#9B1C31
Royal Red

#9B1C31

#9B861C
#9B861C

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#1C9B86
#1C9B86

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#1C329B
#1C329B

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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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Royal Red

#9B1C31

#719B1C
#719B1C

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#1C9B86
#1C9B86

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#471C9B
#471C9B

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Nearest named colors to Royal Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

AZ Cardinals Red color link
AZ Cardinals Red

#97233F

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Filmpro Deep Red color link
Filmpro Deep Red

#90243A

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Royal Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#9B1C31 - Royal Red color image Royal Red color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B1C31
  • RGB155, 28, 49
  • CMYK0, 50, 42, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 28, 49)
  • HSL350°, 69%, 36%
  • HSL Precise350.079°, 69.399%, 35.882%
  • HSV350°, 82%, 61%
  • HSB350°, 82%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.110, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.110, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.110, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9B1C31
  • DECIMAL ID10165297
  • Name Length9
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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