Recognised as Colour
#993C2A
- #993C2A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#993C2A is a red with RGB values 153, 60, 42 and HSL 10°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#993C2A#993C2A
HEX#993C2A
RGBrgb(153, 60, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2353, 0.1647
RGB percentages60%, 23.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(9.7, 56.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 72.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 72.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,042,410
CSS custom property--colour: #993C2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#66C3D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A8799
Analogous#992A4F, #99742A
Triadic#2A993C, #3C2A99
Split complementary#2A9974, #2A4F99
Tetradic#4F992A, #2A8799, #742A99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G60
B42
Red153 (60%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue9.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 3C · B 2A
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