Recognised as Colour
#9C2E43
- #9C2E43
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9C2E43 is a red with RGB values 156, 46, 67 and HSL 349°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#9C2E43#9C2E43
HEX#9C2E43
RGBrgb(156, 46, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.1804, 0.2627
RGB percentages61.2%, 18%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(348.5, 54.5%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 70.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 70.5%, 57.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,235,459
CSS custom property--colour: #9C2E43;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#63D1BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E9C87
Analogous#9C2E7A, #9C502E
Triadic#439C2E, #2E439C
Split complementary#2E9C50, #2E7A9C
Tetradic#7A9C2E, #2E9C87, #502E9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G46
B67
Red156 (61.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue348.55°
Saturation (HSL)54.46%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 2E · B 43
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