Recognised as Colour
#97011A
- #97011A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#97011A is a red with RGB values 151, 1, 26 and HSL 350°, 99%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#97011A#97011A
HEX#97011A
RGBrgb(151, 1, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0039, 0.102
RGB percentages59.2%, 0.4%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(350, 98.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350, 99.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 99.3%, 82.8%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,896,218
CSS custom property--colour: #97011A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#68FEE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01977E
Analogous#970165, #973301
Triadic#1A9701, #011A97
Split complementary#019733, #016597
Tetradic#659701, #01977E, #330197
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G1
B26
Red151 (59.2%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue350°
Saturation (HSL)98.68%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 01 · B 1A
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