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#CE0926 Color

#CE0926 is rgb(206, 9, 38) in RGB, hsl(351, 92%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 82%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Red (#CE1127), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE0926
HEX#CE0926
RGBrgb(206, 9, 38)
HSLhsl(351, 92%, 42%)
HSVhsv(351, 96%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 82%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.215 24.3)
LABlab(44.30% 68.39 43.59)
LCHlch(44.30% 81.10 32.51)

What #CE0926 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CE0926, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CE0926 Channel Values

How #CE0926 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 9 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 92% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 96% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 82% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.69:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE0926 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE0926 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE0926

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE0926; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE0926

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE0926.

How #CE0926 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE0926
Protanopia#5C5C23
Protanomaly#974824
Deuteranopia#7D7D07
Deuteranomaly#A46318
Tritanopia#CE0F0F
Tritanomaly#CE0D1B
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE0926 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ce0926: #CE0926;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE0926;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce0926': '#CE0926' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.035, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_ce0926">#CE0926</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE0926"

More Red Colors

#CE0926 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE0926 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE0926?

#CE0926 is a mid-tone red — rgb(206, 9, 38) in RGB and hsl(351, 92%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Red (#CE1127), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.91.

What is the RGB value of #CE0926?

#CE0926 is rgb(206, 9, 38) — red 206, green 9, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE0926?

#CE0926 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 82%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE0926 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE0926 scores 5.69:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE0926 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE0926 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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