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#950C1B Sacred Scarlet

#950C1B is a dark, vivid red named Sacred Scarlet. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 4.7% green and 10.6% blue (rgb(149, 12, 27)). Its HSL value is 353° hue, 85% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 82% yellow and 42% black. #950C1B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.95:1.

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Variations of #950C1B

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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#950C1B 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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#950C1B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #950C1B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E5314
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D371A
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #603418
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E5314
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #714415
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A50015
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9C0018
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #634041

#950C1B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.95:1 Very good#950C1B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#950C1B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#950C1B in CSS

/* Sacred Scarlet */
.color { color: #950C1B; }
.background { background-color: #950C1B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #950C1B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 12 27);
color: hsl(353 85% 32%);
color: oklch(0.427 0.166 24.3);

#950C1B FAQ

What color is #950C1B?

#950C1B is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Sacred Scarlet. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #950C1B?

#950C1B is rgb(149, 12, 27) in RGB, hsl(353, 85%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 92%, 82%, 42%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #950C1B?

The complementary color of #950C1B is #0C9586, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #950C1B?

White text has the best contrast on #950C1B: 8.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #950C1B a warm or cool color?

#950C1B is a warm color.