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#9F0000 Cacodemon Red

#9F0000 is a dark, vivid red named Cacodemon Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 0.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(159, 0, 0)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 38% black. #9F0000 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #9F0000

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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#9F0000 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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#9F0000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9F0000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #645800
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #413800
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #663400
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #645800
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #794700
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B00005
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A60002
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4D4D4D
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #694242

#9F0000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#9F0000 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#9F0000 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#9F0000 in CSS

/* Cacodemon Red */
.color { color: #9F0000; }
.background { background-color: #9F0000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9F0000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 0 0);
color: hsl(0 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.441 0.181 29.2);

#9F0000 FAQ

What color is #9F0000?

#9F0000 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Cacodemon Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #9F0000?

#9F0000 is rgb(159, 0, 0) in RGB, hsl(0, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9F0000?

The complementary color of #9F0000 is #009F9F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9F0000?

White text has the best contrast on #9F0000: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9F0000 a warm or cool color?

#9F0000 is a warm color.