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Recognised as Colour

#9C5741

  • #9C5741
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#9C5741 is a red with RGB values 156, 87, 65 and HSL 15°, 41%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#9C5741#9C5741
HEX#9C5741
RGBrgb(156, 87, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3412, 0.2549
RGB percentages61.2%, 34.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(14.5, 41.2%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 58.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 44.2%, 58.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,245,953
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5741;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#63A8BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69603Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#796F40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA4B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11Saddle brown · ΔE 17.4Indian red · ΔE 20.8Brown · ΔE 25.1Dark salmon · ΔE 25.4Light coral · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41869C
Analogous#9C4159, #9C8541
Triadic#419C57, #57419C
Split complementary#419C85, #41589C
Tetradic#589C41, #41869C, #84419C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6CBC3
Lighter +30%#D7AD9F
Lighter +20%#C88E7B
Lighter +10%#B96F57
Darker −10%#784332
Darker −20%#542F23
Darker −30%#301B14
Darker −40%#0C0705
More saturated +25%#B84925
Less saturated −25%#80655D

Channel breakdown

R156
G87
B65
Red156 (61.2%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue14.51°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 57 · B 41

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