Colour

#9B371E

#9B371E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9B371E is a red with RGB values 155, 55, 30 and HSL 12°, 68%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9B371E

RGBrgb(155, 55, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2157, 0.1176

RGB percentages60.8%, 21.6%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(12, 67.6%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 80.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.5%, 80.6%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,172,190

CSS custom property--colour: #9B371E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#64C8E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534A1Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C601Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AB1C32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.1 Sienna · ΔE 12.8 Maroon · ΔE 14.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 14.6 Dark red · ΔE 14.9 Firebrick · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E829B

Analogous#9B1E43, #9B751E

Triadic#1E9B37, #371E9B

Split complementary#1E9B76, #1E439B

Tetradic#449B1E, #1E829B, #761E9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBAA9A

Lighter +30%#E3866F

Lighter +20%#DB6244

Lighter +10%#C64626

Darker −10%#702816

Darker −20%#46190D

Darker −30%#1B0A05

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B22907

Less saturated −25%#844535

Channel breakdown

R155

G55

B30

Red155 (60.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)67.57%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 37 · B 1E

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