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#9E003A Cranberry

#9E003A is a dark, vivid red named Cranberry. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 0.0% green and 22.7% blue (rgb(158, 0, 58)). Its HSL value is 338° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 38% black. #9E003A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.35:1.

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Variations of #9E003A

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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#9E003A 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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#9E003A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9E003A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #605836
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3B3B3B
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #633639
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #605836
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #764737
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE0020
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A50030
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4E4E4E
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #694349

#9E003A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.35:1 Very good#9E003A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#9E003A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9E003A in CSS

/* Cranberry */
.color { color: #9E003A; }
.background { background-color: #9E003A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9E003A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 0 58);
color: hsl(338 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.446 0.178 11.5);

#9E003A FAQ

What color is #9E003A?

#9E003A is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Cranberry. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9E003A?

#9E003A is rgb(158, 0, 58) in RGB, hsl(338, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9E003A?

The complementary color of #9E003A is #009E64, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9E003A?

White text has the best contrast on #9E003A: 8.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9E003A a warm or cool color?

#9E003A is a warm color.