Recognised as Colour

#9C1920

#9C1920
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9C1920 is a red with RGB values 156, 25, 32 and HSL 357°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9C1920#9C1920

HEX#9C1920

RGBrgb(156, 25, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.098, 0.1255

RGB percentages61.2%, 9.8%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(356.8, 72.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 84%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 79.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,230,048

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1920;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#63E6DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#443D1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#64591Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AC001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.5 Firebrick · ΔE 9 Maroon · ΔE 11 Dark red · ΔE 11.1 Indian red · ΔE 23 Crimson · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#199C95

Analogous#9C1961, #9C5419

Triadic#209C19, #19209C

Split complementary#199C53, #19619C

Tetradic#629C19, #199C95, #54199C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE9398

Lighter +30%#E7676E

Lighter +20%#E03B44

Lighter +10%#C82029

Darker −10%#701217

Darker −20%#440B0E

Darker −30%#180405

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B3020C

Less saturated −25%#853034

Channel breakdown

R156

G25

B32

Red156 (61.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue356.79°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 19 · B 20

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