Recognised as Colour

#9B2400

#9B2400
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#9B2400 is a red with RGB values 155, 36, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#9B2400

RGBrgb(155, 36, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.1412, 0

RGB percentages60.8%, 14.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(13.9, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.9, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 100%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,167,296

CSS custom property--colour: #9B2400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#64DBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#675B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AC001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 9.5 Maroon · ΔE 12.9 Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Brown · ΔE 17.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.2 Sienna · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00779B

Analogous#9B0029, #9B7200

Triadic#009B24, #24009B

Split complementary#009B72, #00299B

Tetradic#2A9B00, #00779B, #72009B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8B68

Lighter +30%#FF6435

Lighter +20%#FF3D02

Lighter +10%#CE3000

Darker −10%#681800

Darker −20%#350C00

Darker −30%#020000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B2400

Less saturated −25%#882E13

Channel breakdown

R155

G36

Red155 (60.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue13.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 24 · B 00

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