Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35)

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
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.77:1 — vs black: 2.70:1

Color values

  • HEX #9F1D35
  • RGB rgb(159, 29, 53)
  • HSL hsl(348, 81%, 62%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 81.76, 66.67, 37.65 )
  • Websafe #993333

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F1D35 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#1D9F87
Analogous

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#9F1D76
#9F461D
Triadic

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#359F1D
#1D359F
Split-Complementary

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#1D9F46
#1D769F
Tetradic (Square)

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#769F1D
#1D9F87
#461D9F
Monochromatic

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

Vivid Burgundy
#9F1D35 Base
#1E050A
#5E111F
#7C1729
#C22341
#D92F4F
#E57086
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#160407
#310910
#4D0E1A
#681323
#84182C
Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 Base
#D12646
#E0536D
#E98598
#F2B7C2
#FBE9ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9F1D35. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9F1D35;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9F1D35;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9F1D35;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9F1D35,
        #50EDD0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9F1D35,
        #50EDD0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vivid-burgundy: #9F1D35;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-burgundy-r: 159;
$vivid-burgundy-g: 29;
$vivid-burgundy-b: 53;

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

How Vivid Burgundy appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9F1D35 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5D5D2F 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 #3E3E36 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9E2121 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #525252 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 Vivid Burgundy ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Burgundy #9F1D35 Base
Japanese Carmine #9D2933 ΔE 2.62
Deep Carmine #A9203E ΔE 2.66
Big Dip O’ruby #9C2542 ΔE 3.94
French Wine #AC1E44 ΔE 4.27

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.