Recognised as Colour

#9C2000

#9C2000
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#9C2000 is a red with RGB values 156, 32, 0 and HSL 12°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#9C2000#9C2000

HEX#9C2000

RGBrgb(156, 32, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1255, 0

RGB percentages61.2%, 12.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(12.3, 100%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 100%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 79.5%, 100%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,231,808

CSS custom property--colour: #9C2000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#63DFFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#493F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#675A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AD001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 8.8 Maroon · ΔE 12.7 Firebrick · ΔE 12.8 Brown · ΔE 17.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.8 Sienna · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007C9C

Analogous#9C002E, #9C6E00

Triadic#009C20, #20009C

Split complementary#009C6E, #002E9C

Tetradic#2E9C00, #007C9C, #6E009C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8869

Lighter +30%#FF5F36

Lighter +20%#FF3703

Lighter +10%#CF2A00

Darker −10%#691600

Darker −20%#360B00

Darker −30%#030100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C2000

Less saturated −25%#892C14

Channel breakdown

R156

G32

Red156 (61.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue12.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 20 · B 00

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