Recognised as Colour

#9E2426

#9E2426
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E2426 is a red with RGB values 158, 36, 38 and HSL 359°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E2426

RGBrgb(158, 36, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1412, 0.149

RGB percentages62%, 14.1%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(359, 62.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 77.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 77.2%, 75.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,363,942

CSS custom property--colour: #9E2426;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1

Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#61DBD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494225no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#675D21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AE0026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.2 Firebrick · ΔE 10.7 Maroon · ΔE 12.7 Dark red · ΔE 13.4 Indian red · ΔE 20.3 Sienna · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#249E9C

Analogous#9E2463, #9E5F24

Triadic#269E24, #24269E

Split complementary#249E5F, #24639E

Tetradic#639E24, #249E9C, #5F249E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAA4A5

Lighter +30%#E17A7C

Lighter +20%#D75153

Lighter +10%#C82D30

Darker −10%#741B1C

Darker −20%#4B1112

Darker −30%#210808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B60C0F

Less saturated −25%#863C3D

Channel breakdown

R158

G36

B38

Red158 (62%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue359.02°

Saturation (HSL)62.89%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 24 · B 26

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