Recognised as Colour

#9B3517

#9B3517
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9B3517 is a red with RGB values 155, 53, 23 and HSL 14°, 74%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9B3517#9B3517

HEX#9B3517

RGBrgb(155, 53, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2078, 0.0902

RGB percentages60.8%, 20.8%, 9%

HSLhsl(13.6, 74.2%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.6, 85.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 65.8%, 85.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,171,671

CSS custom property--colour: #9B3517;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#64CAE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534912no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6012no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB172Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.7 Dark red · ΔE 13.4 Maroon · ΔE 13.6 Sienna · ΔE 14.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 14.7 Firebrick · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#177D9B

Analogous#9B173B, #9B7717

Triadic#179B35, #35179B

Split complementary#179B77, #173B9B

Tetradic#3B9B17, #177D9B, #77179B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEA590

Lighter +30%#E88163

Lighter +20%#E15D37

Lighter +10%#C7441E

Darker −10%#6F2610

Darker −20%#42170A

Darker −30%#160703

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B12901

Less saturated −25%#85412D

Channel breakdown

R155

G53

B23

Red155 (60.8%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue13.64°

Saturation (HSL)74.16%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 35 · B 17

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