Recognised as Colour
#912D23
- #912D23
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#912D23 is a red with RGB values 145, 45, 35 and HSL 5°, 61%, 35%. 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
#912D23#912D23
HEX#912D23
RGBrgb(145, 45, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.1765, 0.1373
RGB percentages56.9%, 17.6%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(5.5, 61.1%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 75.9%, 56.9%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 75.9%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,514,275
CSS custom property--colour: #912D23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#6ED2DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#238791
Analogous#912350, #916423
Triadic#23912D, #2D2391
Split complementary#239164, #235091
Tetradic#509123, #238791, #642391
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R145
G45
B35
Red145 (56.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 91 · G 2D · B 23
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