Recognised as Colour
#942D21
- #942D21
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#942D21 is a red with RGB values 148, 45, 33 and HSL 6°, 64%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#942D21#942D21
HEX#942D21
RGBrgb(148, 45, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.1765, 0.1294
RGB percentages58%, 17.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(6.3, 63.5%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 77.7%, 58%)
CMYK0%, 69.6%, 77.7%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,710,881
CSS custom property--colour: #942D21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#6BD2DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#218894
Analogous#94214F, #946621
Triadic#21942D, #2D2194
Split complementary#219466, #214F94
Tetradic#4F9421, #218894, #662194
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R148
G45
B33
Red148 (58%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue6.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.54%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 94 · G 2D · B 21
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