Recognised as Colour
#9E2D37
- #9E2D37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9E2D37 is a red with RGB values 158, 45, 55 and HSL 355°, 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
#9E2D37#9E2D37
HEX#9E2D37
RGBrgb(158, 45, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1765, 0.2157
RGB percentages62%, 17.6%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(354.7, 55.7%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 71.5%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 65.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,366,263
CSS custom property--colour: #9E2D37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#61D2C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D9E94
Analogous#9E2D70, #9E5B2D
Triadic#379E2D, #2D379E
Split complementary#2D9E5B, #2D709E
Tetradic#709E2D, #2D9E94, #5B2D9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G45
B55
Red158 (62%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue354.69°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 2D · B 37
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