Readability / #9c0000 Hex Color Code

The hexadecimal color code #9c0000 is a medium dark shade of red. In the RGB color model #9c0000 is comprised of 61.18% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In the HSL color space #9c0000 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100% saturation and 31% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 611.37 nm. This color is used in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine flag.

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Color Variations

• Inverted
  #63ffff
• 25% saturated
  #b00000
• Grayscale
  #4e4e4e
• 25% lighter
  #b01313
• Original
  #9c0000
• 25% darker
  #700c0c
• Web safe: maroon
  #800000
• 25% desaturated
  #8c1010
• HTML: darkred
  #8b0000

Related Named Colors

• Closely Related

  1. Crimson red
     #990000 / #900
  2. Dark candy apple red
     #a40000
  3. Sangria
     #92000a
  4. Blood (Animal)
     #a41313
  5. Spartan Crimson
     #9e1316

• Intermediately Related

  1. Wisteria color (Fuji-iro)
     #89729e
  2. Dark slate blue
     #483d8b
  3. Emerald green
     #046307
  4. Lavender indigo
     #9457eb
  5. Napier green
     #2a8000

• Distantly Related

  1. Guyabano
     #f8f8f8
  2. Cultured
     #f5f5f5
  3. Anti-flash white
     #f2f3f4
  4. Lotion
     #fefdfa
  5. Baby powder
     #fefefa

Color Schemes

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• Complement

  • #00679c

• Analogous

  • #9c0037
  • #9c4800

• Split

  • #004e9c
  • #009c96

• Triad

  • #00409c
  • #009c35

• Square

  • #009c00
  • #00679c
  • #452379

• Tetradic

  • #9c9c00
  • #00679c
  • #00409c

#9c0000 linear gradient to complementary #00679c

1. #9c0000
2. #94261e
3. #8b3837
4. #7e464f
5. #6d5268
6. #515d82
7. #00679c

Monochromatic Colors

1. #8b0000
2. #910000
3. #960000
4. #9c0000
5. #a20c04
6. #a81509
7. #ad1d0e

Tones

1. #9c0000
2. #922010
3. #872e1d
4. #7c392a
5. #6f4136
6. #604842
7. #4e4e4e

Tints and Shades

#9c0000 to white

1. #9c0000
2. #b43f29
3. #c96750
4. #db8c79
5. #eab2a4
6. #f6d8d0
7. #ffffff / #fff

#9c0000 to black

1. #9c0000
2. #810c02
3. #681103
4. #4f1203
5. #371003
6. #220b01
7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

1. GM / General Motors

   ★ Red
   #9d0000 ΔE = 0.242 / LRV ≈ 7.2%

2. Berkley

   ★ Berkley Orange / 1963
   #9b0700 ΔE = 0.459 / LRV ≈ 7.1%

3. TRUMATCH

   ★ 6-a7
   #9b0003 ΔE = 0.586 / LRV ≈ 7.0%

4. Focoltone

   ★ 7035
   #9f0004 ΔE = 0.898 / LRV ≈ 7.4%

5. Matra

   ★ Clementine / 510
   #9d0f00 ΔE = 1.328 / LRV ≈ 7.5%

6. Ford

   ★ Monte Carlo Red
   #980108 ΔE = 1.719 / LRV ≈ 6.7%

7. Sherwin-Williams

   ★ Pompeii Red - 2911
   #940000 ΔE = 1.950 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

8. Delta

   ★ Tompte Red / 021070202W
   #9a090d ΔE = 1.958 / LRV ≈ 7.1%

9. Pratt & Lambert

   ★ Red Statement 3-16
   #a50004 ΔE = 2.162 / LRV ≈ 8.0%

10. Matthews Paint

    ★ Split Second Red / 11936
    #930000 ΔE = 2.196 / LRV ≈ 6.2%

11. Porsche

    ★ Arancio Ishtar Orange / W17
    #9e1600 ΔE = 2.239 / LRV ≈ 7.8%

12. Great Wall

    ★ Maple Leaf Red / 0105A
    #910f00 ΔE = 2.260 / LRV ≈ 6.4%

13. Caparol

    Weinrot / Weinrot Ava
    #a40c04 ΔE = 2.373 / LRV ≈ 8.2%

14. Vallejo Model Color

    Cavalry Brown (982)
    #940008 ΔE = 2.547 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

15. Old Citadel

    Red Gore
    #940008 ΔE = 2.547 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

16. Vallejo Game Color

    Gory Red (011)
    #940008 ΔE = 2.547 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

17. Reaper Master

    Carnage Red (9135)
    #940008 ΔE = 2.547 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

18. Rackham

    Natural Leather (34)
    #940008 ΔE = 2.547 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

19. Chrysler

    Colorado
    #9a1713 ΔE = 2.726 / LRV ≈ 7.5%

Color Directory

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  Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Color Blindness Simulation

Monochromacy

• Achromatopsia
  #2f2f2f
• Achromatomaly
  #601919

Dichromacy

• Protanopia
  #585700
• Deuteranopia
  #626d00
• Tritanopia
  #940000

Trichromacy

• Protanomaly
  #873400
• Deuteranomaly
  #7d2800
• Tritanomaly
  #970000

#9c0000 HTML / CSS Code Examples

<p style="color: #9c0000">…</p>

<p style="background-color: #9c0000">…</p>

<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #9c0000">…</p>

Color Charts

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• CMYK

  

• RYB

  

Color Space Conversions

Decimal

10223616

Binary

10011100, 00000000, 00000000

Hexadecimal

#9c0000

LRV

≈ 7.1%

Closest short hex

#900 ΔE = 0.729

RGB

rgb(156, 0, 0)

RGBA

rgba(156, 0, 0, 1.0)

rg chromaticity

r: 1.000, g: 0.000, b: 0.000

RYB

red: 61.176%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 0.000%

Android / android.graphics.Color

-6553600 / 0xff9c0000

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 31%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 100%, 31%, 1.0)

HSV / HSB

hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 61% (0.612)

HSP

hue: 360.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 33.452%

HSL_uv (HUSL)

H: 12.174, S: 100.001, L: 31.967

Cubehelix

H: -8.190, S: 1.671, L: 0.184

TSL

T: 3.946, S: 1.000, L: 0.183

CMYK

cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000), key: 39% (0.388)

CMY

cyan: 39% (0.388), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000)

XYZ

X: 13.712, Y: 7.070, Z: 0.643

xyY

x: 0.640, y: 0.330, Y: 7.070

CIELab

L: 31.967, a: 55.484, b: 45.921

CIELuv

L: 31.967, u: 105.081, v: 22.669

CIELCH / LCHab

L: 31.967, C: 72.022, H: 39.613

CIELUV / LCHuv

L: 31.967, C: 107.499, H: 12.174

Hunter-Lab

L: 26.590, a: 45.517, b: 17.180

CIECAM02

J: 25.717, C: 82.336, h: 32.132, Q: 99.913, M: 72.001, s: 84.890, H: 15.349

OSA-UCS

lightness: -9.670, jaune: 5.390, green: -10.711

LMS

L: 12.981, M: 2.358, S: 0.769

YCbCr

Y: 56.092, Cb: 104.912, Cr: 196.484

YCoCg

Y: 39.000, Cg: -39.000, Co: 78.000

YDbDr

Y: 46.644, Db: -70.200, Dr: -207.948

YPbPr

Y: 33.228, Pb: -17.940, Pr: 78.000

xvYCC

Y: 44.537, Cb: 112.241, Cr: 196.518

YIQ

Y: 46.644, I: 92.932, Q: 32.987

YUV

Y: 46.644, U: -22.952, V: 95.940

Okhsl

h: 29.234, s: 1.000, l: 0.347

Okhsv

h: 29.234. s: 1.000, v: 0.618

Okhwb

h: 29.234, w: 0.000, b: 0.382

Oklab

l: 0.435, a: 0.156, b: 0.087

Oklch

l: 0.435, c: 0.179, h: 29.234

Munsell Color System

7.5R 3/12 ΔE = 6.488

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