Colour

#993C30

#993C30
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#993C30 is a red with RGB values 153, 60, 48 and HSL 7°, 52%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#993C30#993C30

HEX#993C30

RGBrgb(153, 60, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2353, 0.1882

RGB percentages60%, 23.5%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(6.9, 52.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 68.6%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 60.8%, 68.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,042,416

CSS custom property--colour: #993C30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#66C3CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554D2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C622Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A8283Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12 Sienna · ΔE 13.4 Indian red · ΔE 17.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.1 Maroon · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#308D99

Analogous#993059, #997130

Triadic#30993C, #3C3099

Split complementary#309971, #305899

Tetradic#589930, #308D99, #713099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B5AF

Lighter +30%#DA9288

Lighter +20%#CE6E61

Lighter +10%#C04B3C

Darker −10%#722D24

Darker −20%#4B1E18

Darker −30%#250E0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B22917

Less saturated −25%#804F49

Channel breakdown

R153

G60

B48

Red153 (60%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue6.86°

Saturation (HSL)52.24%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 3C · B 30

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