Colour

#9A123C

#9A123C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9A123C is a red with RGB values 154, 18, 60 and HSL 341°, 79%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9A123C#9A123C

HEX#9A123C

RGBrgb(154, 18, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.0706, 0.2353

RGB percentages60.4%, 7.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(341.5, 79.1%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 88.3%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 88.3%, 61%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,097,212

CSS custom property--colour: #9A123C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#65EDC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D3D3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5838no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A90026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.4 Indian red · ΔE 24 Firebrick · ΔE 25.2 Maroon · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 28.7 Crimson · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#129A70

Analogous#9A1280, #9A2C12

Triadic#3C9A12, #123C9A

Split complementary#129A2C, #12809A

Tetradic#809A12, #129A70, #2C129A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F187A8

Lighter +30%#EC5987

Lighter +20%#E62C65

Lighter +10%#C8174E

Darker −10%#6C0D2A

Darker −20%#3F0718

Darker −30%#110207

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AC0035

Less saturated −25%#842744

Channel breakdown

R154

G18

B60

Red154 (60.4%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue341.47°

Saturation (HSL)79.07%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 12 · B 3C

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