Recognised as Colour

#951B2D

#951B2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#951B2D is a red with RGB values 149, 27, 45 and HSL 351°, 69%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#951B2D#951B2D

HEX#951B2D

RGBrgb(149, 27, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1059, 0.1765

RGB percentages58.4%, 10.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(351.1, 69.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 81.9%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.9%, 69.8%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,771,821

CSS custom property--colour: #951B2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#6AE4D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403C2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A40023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.8 Maroon · ΔE 17.6 Firebrick · ΔE 18 Dark red · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 21.3 Sienna · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B9583

Analogous#951B6A, #95461B

Triadic#2D951B, #1B2D95

Split complementary#1B9546, #1B6A95

Tetradic#6A951B, #1B9583, #461B95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EB919E

Lighter +30%#E36678

Lighter +20%#DB3B52

Lighter +10%#C0233A

Darker −10%#6A1320

Darker −20%#3F0B13

Darker −30%#130406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AB051D

Less saturated −25%#7F313D

Channel breakdown

R149

G27

B45

Red149 (58.4%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue351.15°

Saturation (HSL)69.32%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 1B · B 2D

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Colour harmonies

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