Recognised as Colour
#932C28
- #932C28
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#932C28 is a red with RGB values 147, 44, 40 and HSL 2°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#932C28#932C28
HEX#932C28
RGBrgb(147, 44, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5765, 0.1725, 0.1569
RGB percentages57.6%, 17.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(2.2, 57.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.2, 72.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK0%, 70.1%, 72.8%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,645,096
CSS custom property--colour: #932C28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#6CD3D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#288F93
Analogous#93285A, #936128
Triadic#28932C, #2C2893
Split complementary#289362, #285993
Tetradic#599328, #288F93, #622893
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R147
G44
B40
Red147 (57.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue2.24°
Saturation (HSL)57.22%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 93 · G 2C · B 28
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