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What color is 9C2D18?

The RGB color code for color number #9C2D18 is RGB(156, 45, 24). In the RGB color model, #9C2D18 has a red value of 156, a green value of 45, and a blue value of 24. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 71.2% magenta, 84.6% yellow, and 38.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 9.5° (degrees), 73.3 % saturation, and 35.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9C2D18 has a hue of 9.5° (degrees), 84.6 % saturation and 61.2 % brightness/value.



Color 9C2D18 is cool or warm?

Color 9C2D18 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #9C2D18? (For interior and product design)

9C2D18 has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#9C2D18

Light Color


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Is #9C2D18 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9C2D18 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #9C2D18 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(156, 45, 24)
Red
156 (61.2%)
Green
45 (17.6%)
Blue
24 (9.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
71.15%
Yellow
84.62%
Key
38.82%

HSL

HSL(9.55deg, 73.3 %, 35.3 %)

Hue
9.55°
Saturation
73.33 %.
Lightness
35.29 %.

RYB

RYB(194, 115, 95)
Red
194 (76.1%)
Yellow
115 (45.0%)
Blue
95 (37.3%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
9.55°
Saturation
84.62 %.
Brightness / Value
61.18 %.

HWB

H: 9.55°

W: 9.41 %

B: 38.82 %

XYZ

X : 14.81

Y : 9.01

Z : 1.82

YXY

Y1 : 9.01

X : 0.58

Y2 : 0.35

CMY

C : 38.82%

M : 82.35%

Y : 90.59%


LRV

~ 9 %

Munsell Color System

9.9R 3.4/10.8

CIE-Lab

L : 36

A : 44.92

B : 38.5

CIE-Lch

L : 36

C : 59.16

H : 40.6

CIE-Luv

L : 36

U : 85.82

V : 24.98

Hunter-Lab

L : 30.02

A : 35.56

B : 17.41






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #9C2D18


Here are the colors similar to 9C2D18. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#A81C07
Rufous
ΔE - 3.18 (96.8% similar)
#AA381E
Chinese Red
ΔE - 3.83 (96.2% similar)
#A91101
Turkey Red
ΔE - 3.95 (96.0% similar)
#882D17
Kobe
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9C2D18.


#A5311A
RAL 040 40 60 - Copper Red
ΔE - 2.07 (97.9% similar)
#9D3D27
RAL 040 40 50 - Henna Red
ΔE - 3.42 (96.6% similar)
#AD2B10
RAL 040 40 67 - China Red
ΔE - 3.65 (96.4% similar)
#91412F
RAL 040 40 40 - Brick Red
ΔE - 5.41 (94.6% similar)


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9C2D18.


#963821
PANTONE 174 C
ΔE - 2.48 (97.5% similar)
#9A3324
PANTONE 484 C
ΔE - 2.51 (97.5% similar)
#8D3921
PANTONE 2443 C
ΔE - 3.95 (96.0% similar)
#AF231C
PANTONE 2350 C
ΔE - 4.17 (95.8% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9C2D18.


#A72920
RAL 3000 - Flame Red
ΔE - 3.34 (96.7% similar)
#972E25
RAL 3013 - Tomato Red
ΔE - 3.86 (96.1% similar)
#923E25
RAL 2013 - Pearl Orange
ΔE - 4.22 (95.8% similar)
#9B2321
RAL 3002 - Carmine Red
ΔE - 4.63 (95.4% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9C2D18.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9C2D18.


#BB0000
BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red
ΔE - 6.15 (93.9% similar)
#AE3A00
BS 06-D-45 - Mace
ΔE - 7.89 (92.1% similar)




Paint color for Hex #9C2D18


Here are the paint colors similar to 9C2D18. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to Valspar


#A23D28
Cinnamon Sunset (V008-3)
ΔE - 3.74 (96.3% similar)
#923F2D
Russet Red (2011-7)
ΔE - 4.84 (95.2% similar)
#8F3028
Dante's Cardigan (M251)
ΔE - 5.26 (94.7% similar)
#964231
Rambutan (P044)
ΔE - 5.40 (94.6% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to Benjamin Moore


#9D3D2D
Merlot Red (2006-10)
ΔE - 4.24 (95.8% similar)
#A33A2D
Smoldering Red (2007-10)
ΔE - 4.51 (95.5% similar)
#9E3F31
Cochineal Red (CW-330)
ΔE - 5.13 (94.9% similar)
#A0372F
Deep Rose (2004-10)
ΔE - 5.22 (94.8% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to Sherwin Williams


#93402F
Brick Paver (SW 7599)
ΔE - 5.14 (94.9% similar)
#9E3E33
Chinese Red (SW 0057)
ΔE - 5.67 (94.3% similar)
#8D422F
Cajun Red (SW 0008)
ΔE - 6.00 (94.0% similar)
#A13B34
Rave Red (SW 6608)
ΔE - 6.26 (93.7% similar)


Behr

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to Behr


#A04039
Fire Cracker (PPU2-16)
ΔE - 7.23 (92.8% similar)
#96453B
Morocco Red (PPU2-17)
ΔE - 7.67 (92.3% similar)
#954A3D
Smokin Hot (MQ1-24)
ΔE - 8.22 (91.8% similar)
#AD4E3C
Torch Red (MQ4-35)
ΔE - 8.94 (91.1% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to PPG Paints


#AA423A
Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)
ΔE - 7.76 (92.2% similar)
#A4493D
Rum Raisin (PPG1064-7)
ΔE - 8.06 (91.9% similar)
#A34A3E
Rojo Colonial (PPG13-15)
ΔE - 8.26 (91.7% similar)
#8F4C3A
Burled Redwood (PPG1067-7)
ΔE - 8.47 (91.5% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9C2D18 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9C2D18 to Dunn-Edwards


#A8453B
Red Revival (DEA 154)
ΔE - 7.79 (92.2% similar)
#AC3235
Red Ink (DEA 151)
ΔE - 8.00 (92.0% similar)
#B33234
Red Contrast (DEA 106)
ΔE - 8.12 (91.9% similar)
#AF413B
Glitzy Red (DEA 153)
ΔE - 8.42 (91.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#9C2D18 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



9C2D18
Rufous*

18879C
Blue (Munsell)*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #9C2D18?

Color that best contrast with #9C2D18 is #18879C, color name is Blue (Munsell)*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #9C2D18?

Complementary or Opposite color for #9C2D18 is #18879C, color name is Blue (Munsell)*.





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