Recognised as Colour

#9E2D47

#9E2D47
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E2D47 is a red with RGB values 158, 45, 71 and HSL 346°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E2D47

RGBrgb(158, 45, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1765, 0.2784

RGB percentages62%, 17.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(346.2, 55.7%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 71.5%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 71.5%, 55.1%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,366,279

CSS custom property--colour: #9E2D47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#61D2B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original

Deuteranopia#666044no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original

Tritanopia#AD1438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 19.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2 Maroon · ΔE 28.9 Light coral · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D9E84

Analogous#9E2D7F, #9E4B2D

Triadic#479E2D, #2D479E

Split complementary#2D9E4B, #2D7F9E

Tetradic#809E2D, #2D9E84, #4C2D9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8AFBC

Lighter +30%#DD879B

Lighter +20%#D25F7A

Lighter +10%#C63859

Darker −10%#762235

Darker −20%#4F1623

Darker −30%#270B11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B71439

Less saturated −25%#854655

Channel breakdown

R158

G45

B71

Red158 (62%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue346.19°

Saturation (HSL)55.67%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 2D · B 47

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