Recognised as Colour

#9E002C

#9E002C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E002C is a red with RGB values 158, 0, 44 and HSL 343°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E002C

RGBrgb(158, 0, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0, 0.1725

RGB percentages62%, 0%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(343.3, 100%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 100%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 72.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,354,732

CSS custom property--colour: #9E002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#61FFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D3A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#615827no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AE0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.3 Firebrick · ΔE 15.6 Maroon · ΔE 18.7 Dark red · ΔE 19.5 Crimson · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009E72

Analogous#9E007B, #9E2300

Triadic#2C9E00, #002C9E

Split complementary#009E23, #007B9E

Tetradic#7B9E00, #009E72, #23009E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF6B94

Lighter +30%#FF386F

Lighter +20%#FF054B

Lighter +10%#D1003A

Darker −10%#6B001E

Darker −20%#380010

Darker −30%#050001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9E002C

Less saturated −25%#8A1435

Channel breakdown

R158

B44

Red158 (62%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue343.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 00 · B 2C

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