Recognised as Colour

#950B00

#950B00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#950B00 is a red with RGB values 149, 11, 0 and HSL 4°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#950B00#950B00

HEX#950B00

RGBrgb(149, 11, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.0431, 0

RGB percentages58.4%, 4.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(4.4, 100%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 100%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 92.6%, 100%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,767,680

CSS custom property--colour: #950B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#6AF4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F3600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A5000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 4.4 Maroon · ΔE 9.3 Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Brown · ΔE 15.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.6 Crimson · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 4.4, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008A95

Analogous#95003F, #955600

Triadic#00950B, #0B0095

Split complementary#009555, #004095

Tetradic#409500, #008A95, #550095

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF6E62

Lighter +30%#FF3E2F

Lighter +20%#FB1300

Lighter +10%#C80F00

Darker −10%#620700

Darker −20%#2F0300

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#950B00

Less saturated −25%#821B13

Channel breakdown

R149

G11

Red149 (58.4%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue4.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 0B · B 00

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