Close to Carmine
#910B16
#910B16 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Carmine. In RGB it’s made of 56.9% red, 4.3% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #910B16.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.26:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.26:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #910B16 as they’d see it.
#910B16 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #910B16
What color is #910B16?
#910B16 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Carmine. In RGB it’s made of 56.9% red, 4.3% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #910B16 in RGB?
#910B16 is rgb(145, 11, 22): 145 red, 11 green, and 22 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #910B16 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 92, 85, 43). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #910B16?
PANTONE 187 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #910B16?
Its complement #06504A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.