Colour

#99242C

#99242C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#99242C is a red with RGB values 153, 36, 44 and HSL 356°, 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

#99242C#99242C

HEX#99242C

RGBrgb(153, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages60%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(355.9, 61.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 76.5%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 76.5%, 71.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,036,268

CSS custom property--colour: #99242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.3 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 black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#66DBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46412Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#645A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A80028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

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 text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 6.5 Firebrick · ΔE 15.5 Maroon · ΔE 15.7 Dark red · ΔE 17.6 Indian red · ΔE 19.5 Sienna · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#249991

Analogous#992466, #995724

Triadic#2C9924, #242C99

Split complementary#249957, #246699

Tetradic#669924, #249991, #572499

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9A0A5

Lighter +30%#DF777E

Lighter +20%#D54E57

Lighter +10%#C22E38

Darker −10%#701A20

Darker −20%#461114

Darker −30%#1D0708

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B10C18

Less saturated −25%#813C40

Channel breakdown

R153

G36

B44

Red153 (60%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue355.9°

Saturation (HSL)61.9%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 24 · B 2C

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