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Recognised as Colour

#9D4540

  • #9D4540
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9D4540 is a red with RGB values 157, 69, 64 and HSL 3°, 42%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9D4540#9D4540
HEX#9D4540
RGBrgb(157, 69, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.2706, 0.251
RGB percentages61.6%, 27.1%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(3.2, 42.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 59.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.1%, 59.2%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,306,880
CSS custom property--colour: #9D4540;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#62BABF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B553Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#70673Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AB3644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.2Sienna · ΔE 16.5Brown · ΔE 16.8Saddle brown · ΔE 22.5Maroon · ΔE 25.8Firebrick · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40989D
Analogous#9D406A, #9D7440
Triadic#409D45, #45409D
Split complementary#409D74, #40699D
Tetradic#699D40, #40989D, #74409D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6C5C3
Lighter +30%#D8A19E
Lighter +20%#C97E7A
Lighter +10%#BA5B56
Darker −10%#793531
Darker −20%#552522
Darker −30%#301514
Darker −40%#0C0505
More saturated +25%#B92C24
Less saturated −25%#815E5C

Channel breakdown

R157
G69
B64
Red157 (61.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue3.23°
Saturation (HSL)42.08%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 45 · B 40

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