Recognised as Colour
#940D19
- #940D19
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#940D19 is a red with RGB values 148, 13, 25 and HSL 355°, 84%, 32%. 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
#940D19#940D19
HEX#940D19
RGBrgb(148, 13, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.051, 0.098
RGB percentages58%, 5.1%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(354.7, 83.9%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 91.2%, 58%)
CMYK0%, 91.2%, 83.1%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,702,681
CSS custom property--colour: #940D19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#6BF2E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D9488
Analogous#940D5C, #94450D
Triadic#19940D, #0D1994
Split complementary#0D9445, #0D5C94
Tetradic#5C940D, #0D9488, #450D94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R148
G13
B25
Red148 (58%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue354.67°
Saturation (HSL)83.85%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 94 · G 0D · B 19
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