Recognised as Colour
#961A2B
- #961A2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#961A2B is a red with RGB values 150, 26, 43 and HSL 352°, 70%, 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
#961A2B#961A2B
HEX#961A2B
RGBrgb(150, 26, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.102, 0.1686
RGB percentages58.8%, 10.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(351.8, 70.5%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 82.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 71.3%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,837,099
CSS custom property--colour: #961A2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#69E5D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A9685
Analogous#961A69, #96471A
Triadic#2B961A, #1A2B96
Split complementary#1A9647, #1A6996
Tetradic#69961A, #1A9685, #471A96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R150
G26
B43
Red150 (58.8%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue351.77°
Saturation (HSL)70.45%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 96 · G 1A · B 2B
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