Colour

#952B34

#952B34
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#952B34 is a red with RGB values 149, 43, 52 and HSL 355°, 55%, 38%. 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

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HEX#952B34

RGBrgb(149, 43, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.1686, 0.2039

RGB percentages58.4%, 16.9%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(354.9, 55.2%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 71.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 71.1%, 65.1%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,775,924

CSS custom property--colour: #952B34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#6AD4CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484334no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#625A31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A40D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.8 Indian red · ΔE 18.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.2 Dark red · ΔE 23 Sienna · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B958C

Analogous#952B69, #95572B

Triadic#34952B, #2B3495

Split complementary#2B9557, #2B6995

Tetradic#69952B, #2B958C, #572B95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5A7AC

Lighter +30%#DA7F87

Lighter +20%#CF5761

Lighter +10%#BD3642

Darker −10%#6D2026

Darker −20%#461418

Darker −30%#1E090B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD1320

Less saturated −25%#7D4348

Channel breakdown

R149

G43

B52

Red149 (58.4%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue354.91°

Saturation (HSL)55.21%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 2B · B 34

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