Information about #C9404B color

#C9404B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9404B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 64, 75) — 78.8% red, 25.1% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 49 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9404B is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strawberry Red (#C83F49). Slightly further away sit English Vermillion (#CC474B) and Brick Red (#CB4154).

The recipe behind #C9404B is rgb(201, 64, 75), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9404B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9404B color variations

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

#C9404B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C9404B

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

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Faded Red color link
Faded Red

#D3494E

Rustic Red color link
Rustic Red

#D44641

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Daredevil color link
Daredevil

#CB483B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9404B
  • RGB201, 64, 75
  • CMYK0, 54, 49, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 64, 75)
  • HSL355°, 56%, 52%
  • HSL Precise355.182°, 55.918%, 51.961%
  • HSV355°, 68%, 79%
  • HSB355°, 68%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.251, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.251, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.251, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9404B
  • DECIMAL ID13189195
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01