Recognised as Colour
#97253C
- #97253C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#97253C is a red with RGB values 151, 37, 60 and HSL 348°, 61%, 37%. 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
#97253C#97253C
HEX#97253C
RGBrgb(151, 37, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1451, 0.2353
RGB percentages59.2%, 14.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(347.9, 60.6%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 75.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 75.5%, 60.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,905,468
CSS custom property--colour: #97253C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08229WCAG 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 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#68DAC3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#259780
Analogous#972575, #974725
Triadic#3C9725, #253C97
Split complementary#259747, #257597
Tetradic#759725, #259780, #472597
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G37
B60
Red151 (59.2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue347.89°
Saturation (HSL)60.64%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 25 · B 3C
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