Colour

#9C1900

#9C1900
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#9C1900 is a red with RGB values 156, 25, 0 and HSL 10°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

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HEX#9C1900

RGBrgb(156, 25, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.098, 0

RGB percentages61.2%, 9.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(9.6, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 100%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,230,016

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#63E6FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#463C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#655900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD0017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 7.8 Firebrick · ΔE 11.8 Maroon · ΔE 12.3 Brown · ΔE 16.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.7 Sienna · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00839C

Analogous#9C0035, #9C6700

Triadic#009C19, #19009C

Split complementary#009C67, #00359C

Tetradic#359C00, #00839C, #67009C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8169

Lighter +30%#FF5636

Lighter +20%#FF2B03

Lighter +10%#CF2100

Darker −10%#691100

Darker −20%#360900

Darker −30%#030000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C1900

Less saturated −25%#892614

Channel breakdown

R156

G25

Red156 (61.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue9.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 19 · B 00

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