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Recognised as Colour

#9C3656

  • #9C3656
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C3656 is a red with RGB values 156, 54, 86 and HSL 341°, 49%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C3656#9C3656
HEX#9C3656
RGBrgb(156, 54, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2118, 0.3373
RGB percentages61.2%, 21.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(341.2, 48.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.2, 65.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 65.4%, 44.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,237,526
CSS custom property--colour: #9C3656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#63C9A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#666254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A92943no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 22.3Indian red · ΔE 23.5Brown · ΔE 27Light coral · ΔE 31.8Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8Firebrick · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#369C7C
Analogous#9C3689, #9C4936
Triadic#569C36, #36569C
Split complementary#369C49, #36899C
Tetradic#899C36, #369C7C, #49369C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6B8C6
Lighter +30%#D992A8
Lighter +20%#CC6C8A
Lighter +10%#BF466C
Darker −10%#762941
Darker −20%#501C2C
Darker −30%#2A0F17
Darker −40%#040202
More saturated +25%#B61C4C
Less saturated −25%#825060

Channel breakdown

R156
G54
B86
Red156 (61.2%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue341.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 36 · B 56

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