Colour

#97012B

#97012B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#97012B is a red with RGB values 151, 1, 43 and HSL 343°, 99%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#97012B

RGBrgb(151, 1, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.0039, 0.1686

RGB percentages59.2%, 0.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(343.2, 98.7%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 99.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 99.3%, 71.5%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,896,235

CSS custom property--colour: #97012B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#68FED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A372Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5426no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A70018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12 Firebrick · ΔE 17.7 Maroon · ΔE 18.6 Dark red · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01976D

Analogous#970176, #972201

Triadic#2B9701, #012B97

Split complementary#019722, #017697

Tetradic#769701, #01976D, #220197

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE6691

Lighter +30%#FE336C

Lighter +20%#FC0248

Lighter +10%#CA0139

Darker −10%#64011D

Darker −20%#32000E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#98002B

Less saturated −25%#841433

Channel breakdown

R151

B43

Red151 (59.2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue343.2°

Saturation (HSL)98.68%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 01 · B 2B

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