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Recognised as Colour

#9C4252

  • #9C4252
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9C4252 is a red with RGB values 156, 66, 82 and HSL 349°, 41%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9C4252#9C4252
HEX#9C4252
RGBrgb(156, 66, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.2588, 0.3216
RGB percentages61.2%, 25.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(349.3, 40.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 57.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 47.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,240,594
CSS custom property--colour: #9C4252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#63BDAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555452no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6650no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A93648no 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 text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 19Pale violetred · ΔE 22.9Brown · ΔE 23.9Light coral · ΔE 27.8Sienna · ΔE 28.2Rosy brown · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#429C8C
Analogous#9C427F, #9C5F42
Triadic#529C42, #42529C
Split complementary#429C5F, #427F9C
Tetradic#7F9C42, #429C8C, #5F429C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C4CA
Lighter +30%#D7A0AA
Lighter +20%#C87C8A
Lighter +10%#B9586A
Darker −10%#78333F
Darker −20%#54242C
Darker −30%#301519
Darker −40%#0D0507
More saturated +25%#B82640
Less saturated −25%#805E64

Channel breakdown

R156
G66
B82
Red156 (61.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue349.33°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 42 · B 52

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