Colour
#9C1D2D
- #9C1D2D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9C1D2D is a red with RGB values 156, 29, 45 and HSL 352°, 69%, 36%. 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
#9C1D2D#9C1D2D
HEX#9C1D2D
RGBrgb(156, 29, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1137, 0.1765
RGB percentages61.2%, 11.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(352.4, 68.6%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 81.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 71.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,231,085
CSS custom property--colour: #9C1D2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#63E2D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D9C8C
Analogous#9C1D6C, #9C4D1D
Triadic#2D9C1D, #1D2D9C
Split complementary#1D9C4D, #1D6C9C
Tetradic#6C9C1D, #1D9C8C, #4D1D9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G29
B45
Red156 (61.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue352.44°
Saturation (HSL)68.65%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 1D · B 2D
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