Recognised as Colour

#940C23

#940C23
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#940C23 is a red with RGB values 148, 12, 35 and HSL 350°, 85%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#940C23

RGBrgb(148, 12, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.0471, 0.1373

RGB percentages58%, 4.7%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(349.9, 85%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 91.9%, 58%)

CMYK0%, 91.9%, 76.4%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,702,435

CSS custom property--colour: #940C23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#6BF3DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C3722no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C531Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A30018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8 Maroon · ΔE 13.5 Firebrick · ΔE 14.1 Dark red · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 24 Crimson · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C947D

Analogous#940C67, #94390C

Triadic#23940C, #0C2394

Split complementary#0C9439, #0C6794

Tetradic#67940C, #0C947D, #390C94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4788D

Lighter +30%#F04965

Lighter +20%#EC1A3D

Lighter +10%#C3102E

Darker −10%#650818

Darker −20%#36040D

Darker −30%#060102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A0001B

Less saturated −25%#802030

Channel breakdown

R148

G12

B35

Red148 (58%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue349.85°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 94 · G 0C · B 23

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Colour values

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