Recognised as Colour

#9D2536

#9D2536
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9D2536 is a red with RGB values 157, 37, 54 and HSL 352°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9D2536#9D2536

HEX#9D2536

RGBrgb(157, 37, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1451, 0.2118

RGB percentages61.6%, 14.5%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(351.5, 61.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 76.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 65.6%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,298,678

CSS custom property--colour: #9D2536;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#62DAC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474336no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#655D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AD002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.4 Indian red · ΔE 18.6 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.4 Dark red · ΔE 22.3 Sienna · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#259D8C

Analogous#9D2572, #9D5025

Triadic#369D25, #25369D

Split complementary#259D50, #25729D

Tetradic#729D25, #259D8C, #50259D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAA4AE

Lighter +30%#E07B89

Lighter +20%#D65265

Lighter +10%#C62F44

Darker −10%#741B28

Darker −20%#4A121A

Darker −30%#21080B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B50D25

Less saturated −25%#853D47

Channel breakdown

R157

G37

B54

Red157 (61.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue351.5°

Saturation (HSL)61.86%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 25 · B 36

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