Palettes / Colors / #9C1909

#9C1909 — Vivid Red

#9C1909 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkred (#8B0000) — not an exact match. CSS darkred gives you #8B0000, a different color; use #9C1909 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.

#9C1909 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 #09899A; it also sits naturally between #9A0941 and #9A6309. 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 61% · Green 10% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 94% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9C1909

.text { color: #9C1909; }
.background { background-color: #9C1909; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9C1909; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 25, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 89%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9C1909; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 25, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9C1909; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 25, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9C1909">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9C1909">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9C1909

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09899A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9C1909: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9C1909

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 #9C1909 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 #9C1909 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

← #9C1908  ·  #9C190A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9C1909?

#9C1909 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 156, 25, 9). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9C1909?

#9C1909 is RGB 156, 25, 9 — HSL 7°, 89%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 94%, 39%.

What colors go with #9C1909?

Its complement is #09899A; analogous partners are #9A0941 and #9A6309. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9C1909 for text?

White text on #9C1909 has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.56:1.