Colour

#9E174B

#9E174B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E174B is a red with RGB values 158, 23, 75 and HSL 337°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E174B

RGBrgb(158, 23, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.0902, 0.2941

RGB percentages62%, 9%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(336.9, 74.6%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 85.4%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 85.4%, 52.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,360,651

CSS custom property--colour: #9E174B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#61E8B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D414Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#605B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AD002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.6 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 28 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1 Firebrick · ΔE 32.2 Crimson · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#179E6A

Analogous#9E178E, #9E2717

Triadic#4B9E17, #174B9E

Split complementary#179E27, #178E9E

Tetradic#8E9E17, #179E6A, #27179E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF92B6

Lighter +30%#E96598

Lighter +20%#E2397A

Lighter +10%#CB1D60

Darker −10%#711136

Darker −20%#450A21

Darker −30%#18040C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B50046

Less saturated −25%#872E50

Channel breakdown

R158

G23

B75

Red158 (62%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue336.89°

Saturation (HSL)74.59%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 17 · B 4B

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