Recognised as Colour
#9D1500
- #9D1500
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#9D1500 is a red with RGB values 157, 21, 0 and HSL 8°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#9D1500#9D1500
HEX#9D1500
RGBrgb(157, 21, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.0824, 0
RGB percentages61.6%, 8.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(8, 100%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 100%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 86.6%, 100%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,294,528
CSS custom property--colour: #9D1500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#62EAFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00889D
Analogous#9D0039, #9D6300
Triadic#009D15, #15009D
Split complementary#009D63, #003A9D
Tetradic#3A9D00, #00889D, #63009D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G21
B0
Red157 (61.6%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue8.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 15 · B 00
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