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Recognised as Colour

#9B4137

  • #9B4137
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#9B4137 is a red with RGB values 155, 65, 55 and HSL 6°, 48%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#9B4137#9B4137
HEX#9B4137
RGBrgb(155, 65, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.2549, 0.2157
RGB percentages60.8%, 25.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(6, 47.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6, 64.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 58.1%, 64.5%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,174,775
CSS custom property--colour: #9B4137;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#64BEC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585136no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6535no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA303Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 13.9Brown · ΔE 14.2Indian red · ΔE 16.1Saddle brown · ΔE 19.4Maroon · ΔE 22.3Firebrick · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37919B
Analogous#9B375F, #9B7337
Triadic#379B41, #41379B
Split complementary#379B73, #375F9B
Tetradic#5F9B37, #37919B, #73379B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6BDB8
Lighter +30%#D99A93
Lighter +20%#CB766D
Lighter +10%#BE5347
Darker −10%#75312A
Darker −20%#50211C
Darker −30%#2A120F
Darker −40%#040202
More saturated +25%#B52C1D
Less saturated −25%#815651

Channel breakdown

R155
G65
B55
Red155 (60.8%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue6°
Saturation (HSL)47.62%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 41 · B 37

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