Recognised as Colour

#9B0231

#9B0231
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9B0231 is a red with RGB values 155, 2, 49 and HSL 342°, 97%, 31%. 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

#9B0231#9B0231

HEX#9B0231

RGBrgb(155, 2, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.0078, 0.1922

RGB percentages60.8%, 0.8%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(341.6, 97.5%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.6, 98.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 98.7%, 68.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,158,641

CSS custom property--colour: #9B0231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#64FDCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3931no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F562Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AB001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14 Firebrick · ΔE 19.5 Maroon · ΔE 21.5 Dark red · ΔE 22.9 Indian red · ΔE 24.1 Crimson · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#029B6C

Analogous#9B027E, #9B1F02

Triadic#319B02, #02319B

Split complementary#029B1F, #027E9B

Tetradic#7E9B02, #029B6C, #1F029B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD6C99

Lighter +30%#FC3A75

Lighter +20%#FC0752

Lighter +10%#CD0341

Darker −10%#690121

Darker −20%#360111

Darker −30%#040001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9D0030

Less saturated −25%#871639

Channel breakdown

R155

B49

Red155 (60.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue341.57°

Saturation (HSL)97.45%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 02 · B 31

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