Information about #9C242A color

#9C242A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9C242A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(156, 36, 42) — 61.2% red, 14.1% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 45 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored earthy red, #9C242A holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Srinivasan Crimson (#A3252F) and Japanese Carmine (#9D2933).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 36, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9C242A: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. #9C242A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9C242A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9C242A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9C242A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9C242A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9C242A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9C242A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#24679E
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#249E5B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#9C242A
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#2A9E24
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#242A9E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#9E9824
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#249E98
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#242A9E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#679E24
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#249E98
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#5B249E
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Nearest named colors to #9C242A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

#9C242A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9C242A
  • RGB156, 36, 42
  • CMYK0, 47, 45, 39
  • CSSrgb(156, 36, 42)
  • HSL357°, 63%, 38%
  • HSL Precise357°, 62.5%, 37.647%
  • HSV357°, 77%, 61%
  • HSB357°, 77%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.141, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.141, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.141, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID9C242A
  • DECIMAL ID10232874
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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