Close to Cranberry Red
#9C1421
#9C1421 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 7.8% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 77% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9C1421.
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.
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2.54:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9C1421 as they’d see it.
#9C1421 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 #9C1421
What color is #9C1421?
#9C1421 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 61.2% red, 7.8% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 77% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9C1421 in RGB?
#9C1421 is rgb(156, 20, 33): 156 red, 20 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9C1421 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 87, 79, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9C1421?
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 #9C1421?
Its complement #055851 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.