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Recognised as Colour

#9C1853

  • #9C1853
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#9C1853 is a red with RGB values 156, 24, 83 and HSL 333°, 73%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#9C1853#9C1853
HEX#9C1853
RGBrgb(156, 24, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.0941, 0.3255
RGB percentages61.2%, 9.4%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(333.2, 73.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.2, 84.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 84.6%, 46.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,229,843
CSS custom property--colour: #9C1853;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#63E7AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AA0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6Indian red · ΔE 30.5Brown · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 33.9Deep pink · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#189C61
Analogous#9C1895, #9C1F18
Triadic#539C18, #18539C
Split complementary#189C1F, #18959C
Tetradic#959C18, #189C61, #1F189C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE92BB
Lighter +30%#E766A0
Lighter +20%#E13984
Lighter +10%#C81F6B
Darker −10%#70113B
Darker −20%#440A24
Darker −30%#17040C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B30151
Less saturated −25%#862E55

Channel breakdown

R156
G24
B83
Red156 (61.2%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue333.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 18 · B 53

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