Recognised as Colour

#9E2437

#9E2437
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E2437 is a red with RGB values 158, 36, 55 and HSL 351°, 63%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E2437

RGBrgb(158, 36, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1412, 0.2157

RGB percentages62%, 14.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(350.7, 62.9%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 77.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 77.2%, 65.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,363,959

CSS custom property--colour: #9E2437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#61DBC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474337no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#665D34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.7 Firebrick · ΔE 19 Maroon · ΔE 20.9 Dark red · ΔE 22.8 Crimson · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#249E8B

Analogous#9E2474, #9E4E24

Triadic#379E24, #24379E

Split complementary#249E4E, #24749E

Tetradic#749E24, #249E8B, #4E249E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAA4AF

Lighter +30%#E17A8A

Lighter +20%#D75166

Lighter +10%#C82D45

Darker −10%#741B29

Darker −20%#4B111A

Darker −30%#21080C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B60C26

Less saturated −25%#863C48

Channel breakdown

R158

G36

B55

Red158 (62%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue350.66°

Saturation (HSL)62.89%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 24 · B 37

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