Recognised as Colour

#911F2E

#911F2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#911F2E is a red with RGB values 145, 31, 46 and HSL 352°, 65%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#911F2E#911F2E

HEX#911F2E

RGBrgb(145, 31, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1216, 0.1804

RGB percentages56.9%, 12.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(352.1, 64.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 78.6%, 56.9%)

CMYK0%, 78.6%, 68.3%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,510,702

CSS custom property--colour: #911F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#6EE0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403C2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D552Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A00026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.3 Maroon · ΔE 18.5 Firebrick · ΔE 20.1 Dark red · ΔE 21.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Sienna · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F9182

Analogous#911F67, #91491F

Triadic#2E911F, #1F2E91

Split complementary#1F9149, #1F6791

Tetradic#67911F, #1F9182, #491F91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8949F

Lighter +30%#DF6A79

Lighter +20%#D64054

Lighter +10%#BB283B

Darker −10%#671621

Darker −20%#3D0D13

Darker −30%#130406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A7091E

Less saturated −25%#7B353E

Channel breakdown

R145

G31

B46

Red145 (56.9%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue352.11°

Saturation (HSL)64.77%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 91 · G 1F · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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