Palettes / Colors / #9E293C

#9E293C — Red

#9E293C is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#9E293C 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 #299E8B; it also sits naturally between #9E2977 and #9E5029. 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 16% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 62% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9E293C

.text { color: #9E293C; }
.background { background-color: #9E293C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9E293C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 41, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 59%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9E293C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 41, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9E293C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 41, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9E293C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9E293C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #299E8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9E293C: #FFFFFF.

How #9E293C 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 #9E293C 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

← #9E293B  ·  #9E293D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9E293C?

#9E293C is Red, a red color (RGB 158, 41, 60). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9E293C?

#9E293C is RGB 158, 41, 60 — HSL 350°, 59%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 62%, 38%.

What colors go with #9E293C?

Its complement is #299E8B; analogous partners are #9E2977 and #9E5029. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9E293C for text?

White text on #9E293C has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.