Close to Dark Red
#9B1306
#9B1306 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Dark Red. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 7.5% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 93% saturation and 32% 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 #9B1306.
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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2.49:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.44:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.49:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9B1306 as they’d see it.
#9B1306 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 #9B1306
What color is #9B1306?
#9B1306 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Dark Red. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 7.5% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 93% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9B1306 in RGB?
#9B1306 is rgb(155, 19, 6): 155 red, 19 green, and 6 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9B1306 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 88, 96, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9B1306?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9B1306?
Its complement #06565E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.