Colour
#9A232F
- #9A232F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9A232F is a red with RGB values 154, 35, 47 and HSL 354°, 63%, 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
#9A232F#9A232F
HEX#9A232F
RGBrgb(154, 35, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.1373, 0.1843
RGB percentages60.4%, 13.7%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(353.9, 63%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 77.3%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 77.3%, 69.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,101,551
CSS custom property--colour: #9A232F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#65DCD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#239A8E
Analogous#9A236A, #9A5323
Triadic#2F9A23, #232F9A
Split complementary#239A53, #236A9A
Tetradic#6A9A23, #239A8E, #53239A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G35
B47
Red154 (60.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue353.95°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 23 · B 2F
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