Recognised as Colour
#9C0925
- #9C0925
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9C0925 is a red with RGB values 156, 9, 37 and HSL 349°, 89%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#9C0925#9C0925
HEX#9C0925
RGBrgb(156, 9, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0353, 0.1451
RGB percentages61.2%, 3.5%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(348.6, 89.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 94.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 94.2%, 76.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,225,957
CSS custom property--colour: #9C0925;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#63F6DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#099C80
Analogous#9C096F, #9C3609
Triadic#259C09, #09259C
Split complementary#099C36, #096F9C
Tetradic#6F9C09, #099C80, #36099C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G9
B37
Red156 (61.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue348.57°
Saturation (HSL)89.09%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 09 · B 25
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