Recognised as Colour

#9C0205

#9C0205
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#9C0205 is a red with RGB values 156, 2, 5 and HSL 359°, 97%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#9C0205#9C0205

HEX#9C0205

RGBrgb(156, 2, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0078, 0.0196

RGB percentages61.2%, 0.8%, 2%

HSLhsl(358.8, 97.5%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 98.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 98.7%, 96.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,224,133

CSS custom property--colour: #9C0205;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#63FDFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403701no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#625600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AD0008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 6.4 Firebrick · ΔE 9.5 Maroon · ΔE 11.4 Brown · ΔE 15.5 Crimson · ΔE 24 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#029C99

Analogous#9C0252, #9C4C02

Triadic#059C02, #02059C

Split complementary#029C4C, #02529C

Tetradic#529C02, #029C99, #4C029C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD6D70

Lighter +30%#FC3B3E

Lighter +20%#FC080D

Lighter +10%#CE0307

Darker −10%#6A0103

Darker −20%#370102

Darker −30%#050000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9E0003

Less saturated −25%#881618

Channel breakdown

R156

Red156 (61.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue358.83°

Saturation (HSL)97.47%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 02 · B 05

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