Colour

#9B3746

#9B3746
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9B3746 is a red with RGB values 155, 55, 70 and HSL 351°, 48%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9B3746

RGBrgb(155, 55, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2157, 0.2745

RGB percentages60.8%, 21.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(351, 47.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351, 64.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.5%, 54.8%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,172,230

CSS custom property--colour: #9B3746;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#64C8B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#686144no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A9253Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 18.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1 Sienna · ΔE 26.5 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Maroon · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#379B8C

Analogous#9B3778, #9B5A37

Triadic#469B37, #37469B

Split complementary#379B5A, #37789B

Tetradic#789B37, #379B8C, #5A379B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6B8BF

Lighter +30%#D9939D

Lighter +20%#CB6D7B

Lighter +10%#BE4759

Darker −10%#752A35

Darker −20%#501C24

Darker −30%#2A0F13

Darker −40%#040202

More saturated +25%#B51D34

Less saturated −25%#815158

Channel breakdown

R155

G55

B70

Red155 (60.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue351°

Saturation (HSL)47.62%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 37 · B 46

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