Recognised as Colour

#9A5242

#9A5242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#9A5242 is a red with RGB values 154, 82, 66 and HSL 11°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#9A5242

RGBrgb(154, 82, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3216, 0.2588

RGB percentages60.4%, 32.2%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(10.9, 40%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 57.1%, 60.4%)

CMYK0%, 46.8%, 57.1%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,113,602

CSS custom property--colour: #9A5242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#65ADBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645D40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#756C41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A8464Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 13 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 23.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.1 Light coral · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428A9A

Analogous#9A425E, #9A7E42

Triadic#429A52, #52429A

Split complementary#429A7E, #425E9A

Tetradic#5E9A42, #428A9A, #7E429A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C9C3

Lighter +30%#D6A99F

Lighter +20%#C7897B

Lighter +10%#B76958

Darker −10%#763F33

Darker −20%#532C23

Darker −30%#2F1914

Darker −40%#0B0605

More saturated +25%#B64127

Less saturated −25%#7F645E

Channel breakdown

R154

G82

B66

Red154 (60.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9A · G 52 · B 42

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