Recognised as Colour
#9A2C30
- #9A2C30
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9A2C30 is a red with RGB values 154, 44, 48 and HSL 358°, 56%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#9A2C30#9A2C30
HEX#9A2C30
RGBrgb(154, 44, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.1725, 0.1882
RGB percentages60.4%, 17.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(357.8, 55.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.8, 71.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 68.8%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,103,856
CSS custom property--colour: #9A2C30;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#65D3CF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C9A96
Analogous#9A2C67, #9A5F2C
Triadic#309A2C, #2C309A
Split complementary#2C9A5F, #2C679A
Tetradic#679A2C, #2C9A96, #5F2C9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R154
G44
B48
Red154 (60.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue357.82°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 2C · B 30
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