#c90936 Color Information

#c90936 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c90936. In RGB, it consists of 78.8% Red, 3.5% Green, and 21.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 95.5% Magenta, 73.1% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 345.9°, with saturation of 91.4% and lightness of 41.2%. The decimal value for #c90936 is 13175094, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c90936 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c90936 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color201, 9, 54 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color78.8%, 3.5%, 21.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.212, 0.965, 0.788 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.955, 0.731, 0.212 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color345.9°, 91.4%, 41.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color345.9°, 95.5%, 78.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.851, 12.879, 4.666 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color201, 9, 54 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13175094 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.581, 67.218, 31.012 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.581, 74.027, 24.767 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.581, 127.623, 17.275 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.888, 60.802, 17.412 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.586, 0.304, 12.879 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291365174 / 0xffc90936 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0033 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #c90936

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c90936, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.4%, and its lightness is 41.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c90936, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190107 to #b0082f.

Tints of #c90936

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c90936, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.4%, and its lightness is 41.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c90936, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d0284f to #f8e0e6.

Tones of #c90936

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c90936, its pure hue is 345.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 91.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c90936, which range from #696969 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d20031 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c90936

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c90936! For #c90936, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c90936. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c90936

This color, #c90936, consists of 78.8% Red, 3.5% Green, and 21.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 201, Green = 9, Blue = 54. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c90936 is 0% Cyan, 95.5% Magenta, 73.1% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R78.8%
C0.0%
G3.5%
M95.5%
B21.2%
Y73.1%
K21.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 201 9 54
Octal 311 11 66
Hexa #c9 #09 #36
Binary 11001001 00001001 00110110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 95 73 21
Octal 0 137 111 25
Hexa #00 #5f #49 #15
Binary 00000000 01011111 01001001 00010101

Analogous Colors of #c90936

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c90936 — which has hue 345.9° — its analogous colors are located at 15.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c90936.

Triadic Colors of #c90936

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c90936 — which has hue 345.9° — its triadic colors are located at 105.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c90936.

Complementary Color of #c90936

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c90936 — which has hue 345.9° — its complementary color is located at 165.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c90936.

Split Complementary Colors of #c90936

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c90936 — which has hue 345.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 135.9° and 345.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c90936.

Tetradic Colors of #c90936

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c90936 — which has hue 345.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 255.9°, 345.9°, 75.9°, and 165.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c90936.

Monochromatic Colors of #c90936

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c90936, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #62071c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fb406c (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c90936

We want to make getting started with #c90936 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c90936 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c90936 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c90936 with other HTML elements.

#c90936 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c90936.
<span style="color: #c90936;">The color of this text is #c90936.</span>

#c90936 Background Color

The background color for this text is #c90936.
<div style="background-color: #c90936; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c90936.</div>

#c90936 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c90936.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c90936;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c90936.</span>

#c90936 Border Color

This is a div with border color #c90936.
<div style="border: #c90936 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c90936.</div>

#c90936 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c90936 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c90936; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c90936 on a white background.</div></div>

#c90936 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c90936 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c90936; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c90936 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c90936 to White

This is a gradient from #c90936 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c90936,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c90936 to white.</div>

Gradient from #c90936 to Black

This is a gradient from #c90936 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c90936,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c90936,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c90936 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c90936

In addition to using #c90936 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c90936 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c90936, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 201, Green = 9, Blue = 54). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c90936 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c90936
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(201, 9, 54)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c90936; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c90936; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c90936; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(201, 9, 54);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c90936")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:201, green:9, blue:54, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:201 green:9 blue:54 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(201f, 9f, 54f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(201, 9, 54);
 

#c90936 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c90936 the same way. For those with color blindness, #c90936 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c90936 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c90936 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c90936 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c90936 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c90936 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #c90936 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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