Recognised as Colour

#98253E

#98253E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#98253E is a red with RGB values 152, 37, 62 and HSL 347°, 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

#98253E#98253E

HEX#98253E

RGBrgb(152, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages59.6%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(347, 60.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 75.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 75.7%, 59.2%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,971,006

CSS custom property--colour: #98253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1

Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#67DAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44423Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#615A3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A7002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.9 Indian red · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 25.3 Maroon · ΔE 25.8 Dark red · ΔE 28.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25987F

Analogous#982577, #984625

Triadic#3E9825, #253E98

Split complementary#259846, #257798

Tetradic#779825, #25987F, #462598

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8A1B0

Lighter +30%#DE788E

Lighter +20%#D44F6C

Lighter +10%#C12F4F

Darker −10%#6F1B2D

Darker −20%#46111D

Darker −30%#1D070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00D31

Less saturated −25%#803D4B

Channel breakdown

R152

G37

B62

Red152 (59.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue346.96°

Saturation (HSL)60.85%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 25 · B 3E

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