Colour

#9D232D

#9D232D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9D232D is a red with RGB values 157, 35, 45 and HSL 355°, 64%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9D232D#9D232D

HEX#9D232D

RGBrgb(157, 35, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1373, 0.1765

RGB percentages61.6%, 13.7%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(355.1, 63.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 77.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 77.7%, 71.3%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,298,157

CSS custom property--colour: #9D232D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#62DCD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47422Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#665C29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 5.6 Firebrick · ΔE 14.2 Maroon · ΔE 15.9 Dark red · ΔE 17.3 Indian red · ΔE 19.2 Sienna · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#239D93

Analogous#9D236A, #9D5623

Triadic#2D9D23, #232D9D

Split complementary#239D56, #236A9D

Tetradic#6A9D23, #239D93, #56239D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAA2A8

Lighter +30%#E17881

Lighter +20%#D84E5A

Lighter +10%#C72C39

Darker −10%#731A21

Darker −20%#4A1015

Darker −30%#200709

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B50B19

Less saturated −25%#853B41

Channel breakdown

R157

G35

B45

Red157 (61.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue355.08°

Saturation (HSL)63.54%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 23 · B 2D

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