Recognised as Colour
#98243A
- #98243A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#98243A is a red with RGB values 152, 36, 58 and HSL 349°, 62%, 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
#98243A#98243A
HEX#98243A
RGBrgb(152, 36, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1412, 0.2275
RGB percentages59.6%, 14.1%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(348.6, 61.7%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 76.3%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 61.8%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,970,746
CSS custom property--colour: #98243A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#67DBC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG 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#249882
Analogous#982474, #984824
Triadic#3A9824, #243A98
Split complementary#249848, #247498
Tetradic#749824, #249882, #482498
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G36
B58
Red152 (59.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue348.62°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 24 · B 3A
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