Recognised as Colour

#9E2C2C

#9E2C2C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E2C2C is a red with RGB values 158, 44, 44 and HSL 0°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9E2C2C#9E2C2C

HEX#9E2C2C

RGBrgb(158, 44, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1725, 0.1725

RGB percentages62%, 17.3%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(0, 56.4%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 72.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 72.2%, 72.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,365,996

CSS custom property--colour: #9E2C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#61D3D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D462Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#695F28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AE012Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.2 Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Maroon · ΔE 15.1 Dark red · ΔE 16.5 Indian red · ΔE 17.9 Sienna · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.17, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C9E9E

Analogous#9E2C65, #9E652C

Triadic#2C9E2C, #2C2C9E

Split complementary#2C9E65, #2C659E

Tetradic#659E2C, #2C9E9E, #652C9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8AEAE

Lighter +30%#DD8686

Lighter +20%#D25E5E

Lighter +10%#C63737

Darker −10%#762121

Darker −20%#4E1616

Darker −30%#260B0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B71313

Less saturated −25%#854545

Channel breakdown

R158

G44

B44

Red158 (62%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)56.44%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 2C · B 2C

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Colour harmonies

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