Palettes / Colors / #9E0010

#9E0010 — Vivid Red

#9E0010 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.

#9E0010 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 #009E8E; it also sits naturally between #9E005F and #9E3F00. 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 62% · Green 0% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 90% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9E0010

.text { color: #9E0010; }
.background { background-color: #9E0010; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9E0010; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 0, 16); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 100%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9E0010; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 0, 16, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9E0010; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 0, 16, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9E0010">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9E0010">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #009E8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9E0010: #FFFFFF.

How #9E0010 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 #9E0010 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

← #9E000F  ·  #9E0011 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9E0010?

#9E0010 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 158, 0, 16). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9E0010?

#9E0010 is RGB 158, 0, 16 — HSL 354°, 100%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 90%, 38%.

What colors go with #9E0010?

Its complement is #009E8E; analogous partners are #9E005F and #9E3F00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9E0010 for text?

White text on #9E0010 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.46:1.