Close to Paprika
#950E2A
#950E2A is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Paprika. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 5.5% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 83% 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 #950E2A.
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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8.85:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.37:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.85:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.37:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #950E2A as they’d see it.
#950E2A 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 #950E2A
What color is #950E2A?
#950E2A is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Paprika. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 5.5% green, and 16.5% blue. Its hue is 348°, with 83% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #950E2A in RGB?
#950E2A is rgb(149, 14, 42): 149 red, 14 green, and 42 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #950E2A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 91, 72, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #950E2A?
PANTONE 201 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #950E2A?
Its complement #035544 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.