Colour

#9A4040

#9A4040
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9A4040 is a red with RGB values 154, 64, 64 and HSL 0°, 41%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9A4040

RGBrgb(154, 64, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.251, 0.251

RGB percentages60.4%, 25.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(0, 41.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 58.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 58.4%, 58.4%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,108,992

CSS custom property--colour: #9A4040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#65BFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56513Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C643Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A83041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16 Brown · ΔE 16.8 Sienna · ΔE 19.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.8 Maroon · ΔE 25.8 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#409A9A

Analogous#9A406D, #9A6D40

Triadic#409A40, #40409A

Split complementary#409A6D, #406D9A

Tetradic#6D9A40, #409A9A, #6D409A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C1C1

Lighter +30%#D69D9D

Lighter +20%#C77979

Lighter +10%#B85555

Darker −10%#763131

Darker −20%#522222

Darker −30%#2E1313

Darker −40%#0A0404

More saturated +25%#B52525

Less saturated −25%#7F5B5B

Channel breakdown

R154

G64

B64

Red154 (60.4%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 40 · B 40

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