Palettes / Colors / #950E2E

#950E2E — Vivid Red

#950E2E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #950E2E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#950E2E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0E9576; it also sits naturally between #950E71 and #95320E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 5% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 69% · Key 42%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #950E2E

.text { color: #950E2E; }
.background { background-color: #950E2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #950E2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 14, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 83%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #950E2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 14, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #950E2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 14, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#950E2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#950E2E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E9576:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #950E2E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #950E2E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #950E2E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #950E2E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #950E2E?

#950E2E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 149, 14, 46). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #950E2E?

#950E2E is RGB 149, 14, 46 — HSL 346°, 83%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 69%, 42%.

What colors go with #950E2E?

Its complement is #0E9576; analogous partners are #950E71 and #95320E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #950E2E for text?

White text on #950E2E has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.38:1.