Recognised as Colour

#9C3747

#9C3747
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9C3747 is a red with RGB values 156, 55, 71 and HSL 350°, 48%, 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

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HEX#9C3747

RGBrgb(156, 55, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2157, 0.2784

RGB percentages61.2%, 21.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(350.5, 47.9%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.5, 64.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 64.7%, 54.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,237,767

CSS custom property--colour: #9C3747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#63C8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#696245no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AA253Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Brown · ΔE 18.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Sienna · ΔE 27 Firebrick · ΔE 27.6 Maroon · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#379C8C

Analogous#9C377A, #9C5A37

Triadic#479C37, #37479C

Split complementary#379C5A, #377A9C

Tetradic#7A9C37, #379C8C, #59379C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6B9C0

Lighter +30%#D9939E

Lighter +20%#CC6D7C

Lighter +10%#BE485A

Darker −10%#762A36

Darker −20%#511C25

Darker −30%#2B0F14

Darker −40%#050202

More saturated +25%#B61D35

Less saturated −25%#825159

Channel breakdown

R156

G55

B71

Red156 (61.2%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue350.5°

Saturation (HSL)47.87%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 37 · B 47

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