Recognised as Colour

#9C1926

#9C1926
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9C1926 is a red with RGB values 156, 25, 38 and HSL 354°, 72%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9C1926

RGBrgb(156, 25, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.098, 0.149

RGB percentages61.2%, 9.8%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(354, 72.4%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354, 84%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 75.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,230,054

CSS custom property--colour: #9C1926;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#63E6D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#433E25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#635921no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AC0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 5 Firebrick · ΔE 11.5 Maroon · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 14.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.97, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#199C8F

Analogous#9C1967, #9C4E19

Triadic#269C19, #19269C

Split complementary#199C4E, #19679C

Tetradic#679C19, #199C8F, #4E199C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE939C

Lighter +30%#E76774

Lighter +20%#E03B4C

Lighter +10%#C82031

Darker −10%#70121B

Darker −20%#440B11

Darker −30%#180406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B30214

Less saturated −25%#853038

Channel breakdown

R156

G25

B38

Red156 (61.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue354.05°

Saturation (HSL)72.38%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 19 · B 26

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