Big Dip O’ruby (#9C2542)

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

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.62:1 — vs black: 2.76:1

Color values

  • HEX #9C2542
  • RGB rgb(156, 37, 66)
  • HSL hsl(345, 76%, 61%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 76.28, 57.69, 38.82 )
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Playful (195)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C2542 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#259C7F
Analogous

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#9C257D
#9C4425
Triadic

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#429C25
#25429C
Split-Complementary

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#259C44
#257D9C
Tetradic (Square)

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#7D9C25
#259C7F
#44259C
Monochromatic

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

Big Dip O’ruby
#9C2542 Base
#20080E
#5E1628
#7B1D34
#BD2D50
#D13D61
#E07A93
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Big Dip O’ruby, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150509
— #300B14
— #4B1220
— #66182B
— #811F37
Big Dip O’ruby #9C2542 Base
— #CB3056
— #D95D7B
— #E48CA2
— #EFBBC8
— #FAEAEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9C2542. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9C2542;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9C2542;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9C2542;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9C2542,
        #50E8C3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9C2542,
        #50E8C3
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$big-dip-o’ruby: #9C2542;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$big-dip-o’ruby-r: 156;
$big-dip-o’ruby-g: 37;
$big-dip-o’ruby-b: 66;

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

How Big Dip O’ruby appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9C2542 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5D5D3E 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 #414143 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9B2A2A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #545454 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 Big Dip O’ruby ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Big Dip O’ruby #9C2542 Base
French Wine #AC1E44 ΔE 2.99
Deep Carmine #A9203E ΔE 3.28
Pink Raspberry #980036 ΔE 3.69
Amaranth Deep Purple #AB274F ΔE 3.81

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.