Colour

#9C0800

#9C0800
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#9C0800 is a red with RGB values 156, 8, 0 and HSL 3°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#9C0800#9C0800

HEX#9C0800

RGBrgb(156, 8, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0314, 0

RGB percentages61.2%, 3.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(3.1, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 94.9%, 100%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,225,664

CSS custom property--colour: #9C0800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#63F7FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#635700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AD000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 7.3 Firebrick · ΔE 11 Maroon · ΔE 12.3 Brown · ΔE 17.1 Crimson · ΔE 25.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00949C

Analogous#9C0046, #9C5600

Triadic#009C08, #08009C

Split complementary#009C56, #00469C

Tetradic#469C00, #00949C, #56009C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7169

Lighter +30%#FF4036

Lighter +20%#FF1003

Lighter +10%#CF0B00

Darker −10%#690500

Darker −20%#360300

Darker −30%#030000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C0800

Less saturated −25%#891A14

Channel breakdown

R156

Red156 (61.2%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue3.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 08 · B 00

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