Colour

#9B002E

#9B002E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9B002E is a red with RGB values 155, 0, 46 and HSL 342°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9B002E#9B002E

HEX#9B002E

RGBrgb(155, 0, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0, 0.1804

RGB percentages60.8%, 0%, 18%

HSLhsl(342.2, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 70.3%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,158,126

CSS custom property--colour: #9B002E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#64FFD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B392Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.7 Firebrick · ΔE 17.9 Maroon · ΔE 20 Dark red · ΔE 21.2 Crimson · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009B6D

Analogous#9B007B, #9B1F00

Triadic#2E9B00, #002E9B

Split complementary#009B1F, #007B9B

Tetradic#7C9B00, #009B6D, #20009B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF6895

Lighter +30%#FF3571

Lighter +20%#FF024D

Lighter +10%#CE003D

Darker −10%#68001F

Darker −20%#350010

Darker −30%#020001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B002E

Less saturated −25%#881336

Channel breakdown

R155

B46

Red155 (60.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue342.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 00 · B 2E

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