Recognised as Colour

#9A2237

#9A2237
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9A2237 is a red with RGB values 154, 34, 55 and HSL 350°, 64%, 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

#9A2237#9A2237

HEX#9A2237

RGBrgb(154, 34, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.1333, 0.2157

RGB percentages60.4%, 13.3%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(349.5, 63.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 77.9%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 77.9%, 64.3%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,101,303

CSS custom property--colour: #9A2237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#65DDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#635A34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A9002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.5 Indian red · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8 Maroon · ΔE 21.8 Dark red · ΔE 23.9 Sienna · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#229A85

Analogous#9A2273, #9A4922

Triadic#379A22, #22379A

Split complementary#229A49, #22739A

Tetradic#739A22, #229A85, #49229A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EA9EAC

Lighter +30%#E07587

Lighter +20%#D74B63

Lighter +10%#C42B46

Darker −10%#701928

Darker −20%#461019

Darker −30%#1D060A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B20A28

Less saturated −25%#833946

Channel breakdown

R154

G34

B55

Red154 (60.4%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue349.5°

Saturation (HSL)63.83%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 22 · B 37

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