Recognised as Colour

#99424B

#99424B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#99424B is a red with RGB values 153, 66, 75 and HSL 354°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#99424B

RGBrgb(153, 66, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2588, 0.2941

RGB percentages60%, 25.9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(353.8, 39.7%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.8, 56.9%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 56.9%, 51%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,043,979

CSS custom property--colour: #99424B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#66BDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55534Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#A63546no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.1 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Sienna · ΔE 24.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5 Light coral · ΔE 27.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#429990

Analogous#994277, #996542

Triadic#4B9942, #424B99

Split complementary#429965, #427799

Tetradic#769942, #429990, #644299

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C2C6

Lighter +30%#D59FA4

Lighter +20%#C67B83

Lighter +10%#B75761

Darker −10%#75333A

Darker −20%#522328

Darker −30%#2E1417

Darker −40%#0A0505

More saturated +25%#B42735

Less saturated −25%#7E5D61

Channel breakdown

R153

G66

B75

Red153 (60%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue353.79°

Saturation (HSL)39.73%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 42 · B 4B

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