Colour
#9E2D2E
- #9E2D2E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9E2D2E is a red with RGB values 158, 45, 46 and HSL 359°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#9E2D2E#9E2D2E
HEX#9E2D2E
RGBrgb(158, 45, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1765, 0.1804
RGB percentages62%, 17.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(359.5, 55.7%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 71.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 70.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,366,254
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2D2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#61D2D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D9E9D
Analogous#9E2D67, #9E642D
Triadic#2E9E2D, #2D2E9E
Split complementary#2D9E64, #2D679E
Tetradic#679E2D, #2D9E9D, #642D9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G45
B46
Red158 (62%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue359.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 2D · B 2E
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