Recognised as Colour
#9D2B19
- #9D2B19
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9D2B19 is a red with RGB values 157, 43, 25 and HSL 8°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#9D2B19#9D2B19
HEX#9D2B19
RGBrgb(157, 43, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.1686, 0.098
RGB percentages61.6%, 16.9%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(8.2, 72.5%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 84.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 72.6%, 84.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,300,185
CSS custom property--colour: #9D2B19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#62D4E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#198B9D
Analogous#9D1949, #9D6D19
Triadic#199D2B, #2B199D
Split complementary#199D6D, #19499D
Tetradic#499D19, #198B9D, #6D199D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G43
B25
Red157 (61.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue8.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.53%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 2B · B 19
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