Colour

#9C1646

#9C1646
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9C1646 is a red with RGB values 156, 22, 70 and HSL 339°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9C1646

RGBrgb(156, 22, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0863, 0.2745

RGB percentages61.2%, 8.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(338.5, 75.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 85.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 55.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,229,318

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1646;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#63E9B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D3F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5A43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AB002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 29 Firebrick · ΔE 30 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.4 Maroon · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#169C6C

Analogous#9C1689, #9C2916

Triadic#469C16, #16469C

Split complementary#169C29, #16899C

Tetradic#899C16, #169C6C, #29169C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF8FB1

Lighter +30%#E96292

Lighter +20%#E33573

Lighter +10%#C91C5A

Darker −10%#6F1032

Darker −20%#43091E

Darker −30%#16030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B20040

Less saturated −25%#862C4C

Channel breakdown

R156

G22

B70

Red156 (61.2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue338.51°

Saturation (HSL)75.28%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 16 · B 46

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