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#900F13

#900F13 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Carmine. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 5.9% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 81% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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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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White text on this color

9.28:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

2.26:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #900F13 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#900F13
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #900F13?

#900F13 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Carmine. In RGB it’s made of 56.5% red, 5.9% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 81% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #900F13 in RGB?

#900F13 is rgb(144, 15, 19): 144 red, 15 green, and 19 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #900F13 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 90, 87, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #900F13?

PANTONE 1805 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #900F13?

Its complement #00504E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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