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Recognised as Colour

#9C3552

  • #9C3552
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9C3552 is a red with RGB values 156, 53, 82 and HSL 343°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9C3552#9C3552
HEX#9C3552
RGBrgb(156, 53, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2078, 0.3216
RGB percentages61.2%, 20.8%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(343.1, 49.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 66%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 47.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,237,266
CSS custom property--colour: #9C3552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#63CAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4D53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#666250no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#AA2640no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22Pale violetred · ΔE 23Brown · ΔE 24.8Light coral · ΔE 31.1Firebrick · ΔE 33.3Sienna · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#359C7F
Analogous#9C3586, #9C4B35
Triadic#529C35, #35529C
Split complementary#359C4B, #35869C
Tetradic#869C35, #359C7F, #4B359C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B7C4
Lighter +30%#D991A5
Lighter +20%#CD6A86
Lighter +10%#C04467
Darker −10%#76283E
Darker −20%#501B2A
Darker −30%#2A0E16
Darker −40%#040102
More saturated +25%#B61B47
Less saturated −25%#824F5D

Channel breakdown

R156
G53
B82
Red156 (61.2%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue343.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.28%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 35 · B 52

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