Palettes / Colors / #9A283F

#9A283F — Red

#9A283F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#9A283F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #289A83; it also sits naturally between #9A2878 and #9A4A28. 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 60% · Green 16% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 59% · Key 40%

Previews

CSS code for #9A283F

.text { color: #9A283F; }
.background { background-color: #9A283F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9A283F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 40, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 59%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9A283F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 40, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9A283F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 40, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9A283F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9A283F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9A283F

Tints of #9A283F

Tones of #9A283F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #289A83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9A283F: #FFFFFF.

How #9A283F 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 #9A283F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9A283E  ·  #9A2840 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9A283F?

#9A283F is Red, a red color (RGB 154, 40, 63). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9A283F?

#9A283F is RGB 154, 40, 63 — HSL 348°, 59%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 59%, 40%.

What colors go with #9A283F?

Its complement is #289A83; analogous partners are #9A2878 and #9A4A28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9A283F for text?

White text on #9A283F has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.75:1.