Colour

#902C2C

#902C2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#902C2C is a red with RGB values 144, 44, 44 and HSL 0°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#902C2C#902C2C

HEX#902C2C

RGBrgb(144, 44, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.1725, 0.1725

RGB percentages56.5%, 17.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(0, 53.2%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 69.4%, 56.5%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 69.4%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,448,492

CSS custom property--colour: #902C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#6FD3D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47422Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#615729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9E102Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.8 Maroon · ΔE 17.4 Indian red · ΔE 19.9 Sienna · ΔE 19.9 Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Dark red · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C9090

Analogous#902C5E, #905E2C

Triadic#2C902C, #2C2C90

Split complementary#2C905E, #2C5E90

Tetradic#5E902C, #2C9090, #5E2C90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3A5A5

Lighter +30%#D77E7E

Lighter +20%#CC5656

Lighter +10%#B73838

Darker −10%#692020

Darker −20%#421414

Darker −30%#1B0808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A81414

Less saturated −25%#794444

Channel breakdown

R144

G44

B44

Red144 (56.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)53.19%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 90 · G 2C · B 2C

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