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Recognised as Colour

#9C4247

  • #9C4247
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9C4247 is a red with RGB values 156, 66, 71 and HSL 357°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9C4247#9C4247
HEX#9C4247
RGBrgb(156, 66, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2588, 0.2784
RGB percentages61.2%, 25.9%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(356.7, 40.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 57.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 54.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,240,583
CSS custom property--colour: #9C4247;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#63BDB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575347no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA3444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.1Brown · ΔE 19Sienna · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 26.6Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6Saddle brown · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#429C97
Analogous#9C4274, #9C6A42
Triadic#479C42, #42479C
Split complementary#429C6A, #42749C
Tetradic#749C42, #429C97, #6A429C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C4C6
Lighter +30%#D7A0A3
Lighter +20%#C87C80
Lighter +10%#B9585E
Darker −10%#783337
Darker −20%#542426
Darker −30%#301516
Darker −40%#0D0506
More saturated +25%#B8262E
Less saturated −25%#805E60

Channel breakdown

R156
G66
B71
Red156 (61.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue356.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 42 · B 47

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