Close to Cranberry Red
#9D1521
#9D1521 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 61.6% red, 8.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 76% saturation and 35% 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 #9D1521.
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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2.56:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.19:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.56:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9D1521 as they’d see it.
#9D1521 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 #9D1521
What color is #9D1521?
#9D1521 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Cranberry Red. In RGB it’s made of 61.6% red, 8.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 355°, with 76% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9D1521 in RGB?
#9D1521 is rgb(157, 21, 33): 157 red, 21 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9D1521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 87, 79, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9D1521?
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 #9D1521?
Its complement #045952 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.