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#90212E closest to Noble Red

#90212E is a dark, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Noble Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 12.9% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(144, 33, 46)). Its HSL value is 353° hue, 63% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 68% yellow and 44% black. #90212E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.60:1.

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Variations of #90212E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#90212E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#90212E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #90212E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D542B
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #413D2E
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F3A2D
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D542B
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F472B
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9E0027
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #96152B
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #634446

#90212E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.60:1 Very good#90212E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#90212E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#90212E in CSS

/* Noble Red */
.color { color: #90212E; }
.background { background-color: #90212E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #90212E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(144 33 46);
color: hsl(353 63% 35%);
color: oklch(0.434 0.146 19.7);

#90212E FAQ

What color is #90212E?

#90212E is a dark, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Noble Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #90212E?

#90212E is rgb(144, 33, 46) in RGB, hsl(353, 63%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 77%, 68%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #90212E?

The complementary color of #90212E is #219083, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #90212E?

White text has the best contrast on #90212E: 8.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #90212E a warm or cool color?

#90212E is a warm color.