Ruby Red (#9B111E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.42:1 — vs black: 2.49:1

Color values

  • HEX #9B111E
  • RGB rgb(155, 17, 30)
  • HSL hsl(354, 89%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 89.03, 80.65, 39.22 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B111E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#119B8E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#9B1163
#9B4911
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#1E9B11
#111E9B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#119B49
#11639B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#639B11
#119B8E
#49119B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ruby Red
#9B111E Base
#170304
#560911
#760D17
#C01525
#E0192B
#ED5866
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ruby Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170304
#31050A
#4C080F
#660B14
#810E19
Ruby Red #9B111E Base
#D31729
#EA3F4F
#F07783
#F6B0B6
#FCE8EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9B111E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9B111E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9B111E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9B111E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9B111E,
        #42F4E3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9B111E,
        #42F4E3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$ruby-red: #9B111E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ruby-red-r: 155;
$ruby-red-g: 17;
$ruby-red-b: 30;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ruby-red;
    color: rgba($ruby-red-r, $ruby-red-g, $ruby-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ruby Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9B111E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #595912 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #393920 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9B1313 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4D4D4D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ruby Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ruby Red #9B111E Base
Carmine #960018 ΔE 1.70
Spartan Crimson #9E1316 ΔE 2.75
Vivid Auburn #922724 ΔE 2.85
Brown #A52A2A ΔE 4.01

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.