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Recognised as Colour

#9C244E

  • #9C244E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9C244E is a red with RGB values 156, 36, 78 and HSL 339°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9C244E#9C244E
HEX#9C244E
RGBrgb(156, 36, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1412, 0.3059
RGB percentages61.2%, 14.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(339, 62.5%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 76.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.9%, 50%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,232,910
CSS custom property--colour: #9C244E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#63DBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41454Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#615D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AA0536no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 25.3Brown · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Medium violet red · ΔE 29.7Firebrick · ΔE 33Maroon · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 25.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#249C72
Analogous#9C248A, #9C3624
Triadic#4E9C24, #244E9C
Split complementary#249C36, #248A9C
Tetradic#8A9C24, #249C72, #36249C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAA2BB
Lighter +30%#E0799D
Lighter +20%#D7507F
Lighter +10%#C52E63
Darker −10%#731A39
Darker −20%#491125
Darker −30%#200710
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B40C47
Less saturated −25%#843C55

Channel breakdown

R156
G36
B78
Red156 (61.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue339°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 24 · B 4E

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