Colour
#9C2311
- #9C2311
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#9C2311 is a red with RGB values 156, 35, 17 and HSL 8°, 80%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#9C2311#9C2311
HEX#9C2311
RGBrgb(156, 35, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1373, 0.0667
RGB percentages61.2%, 13.7%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(7.8, 80.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 89.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 77.6%, 89.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,232,593
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2311;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#63DCEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#118A9C
Analogous#9C1145, #9C6811
Triadic#119C23, #23119C
Split complementary#119C68, #11459C
Tetradic#459C11, #118A9C, #68119C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G35
B17
Red156 (61.2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue7.77°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 23 · B 11
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