Colour

#9E2828

#9E2828
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E2828 is a red with RGB values 158, 40, 40 and HSL 0°, 60%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9E2828#9E2828

HEX#9E2828

RGBrgb(158, 40, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1569, 0.1569

RGB percentages62%, 15.7%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(0, 59.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 74.7%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 74.7%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,364,968

CSS custom property--colour: #9E2828;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#61D7D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4427no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#685E24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AE002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 2.5 Firebrick · ΔE 11.8 Maroon · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 14.4 Indian red · ΔE 19.3 Sienna · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 2.54, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#289E9E

Analogous#9E2863, #9E6328

Triadic#289E28, #28289E

Split complementary#289E63, #28639E

Tetradic#639E28, #289E9E, #63289E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9A9A9

Lighter +30%#DF8080

Lighter +20%#D55757

Lighter +10%#C73232

Darker −10%#751E1E

Darker −20%#4D1313

Darker −30%#240909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70F0F

Less saturated −25%#854141

Channel breakdown

R158

G40

B40

Red158 (62%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)59.6%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 28 · B 28

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