Recognised as Colour

#9B5342

#9B5342
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#9B5342 is a red with RGB values 155, 83, 66 and HSL 11°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#9B5342

RGBrgb(155, 83, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3255, 0.2588

RGB percentages60.8%, 32.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(11.5, 40.3%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 57.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 46.5%, 57.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,179,394

CSS custom property--colour: #9B5342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#64ACBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655E40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#766D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A9474Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 12.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 18.9 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 23.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.7 Light coral · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428A9B

Analogous#9B425D, #9B8042

Triadic#429B53, #53429B

Split complementary#429B80, #425D9B

Tetradic#5D9B42, #428A9B, #80429B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6CAC3

Lighter +30%#D6AAA0

Lighter +20%#C78A7C

Lighter +10%#B86A58

Darker −10%#774033

Darker −20%#532D24

Darker −30%#301A14

Darker −40%#0C0605

More saturated +25%#B74226

Less saturated −25%#7F645E

Channel breakdown

R155

G83

B66

Red155 (60.8%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue11.46°

Saturation (HSL)40.27%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 53 · B 42

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