Recognised as Colour
#9E260F
- #9E260F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark red
#9E260F is a red with RGB values 158, 38, 15 and HSL 10°, 83%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.
Colour values
#9E260F#9E260F
HEX#9E260F
RGBrgb(158, 38, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.149, 0.0588
RGB percentages62%, 14.9%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(9.7, 82.7%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 90.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 90.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,364,431
CSS custom property--colour: #9E260F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#61D9F0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F879E
Analogous#9E0F40, #9E6E0F
Triadic#0F9E26, #260F9E
Split complementary#0F9E6E, #0F409E
Tetradic#409E0F, #0F879E, #6E0F9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G38
B15
Red158 (62%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue9.65°
Saturation (HSL)82.66%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 26 · B 0F
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