Recognised as Colour
#9E3026
- #9E3026
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9E3026 is a red with RGB values 158, 48, 38 and HSL 5°, 61%, 38%. 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
#9E3026#9E3026
HEX#9E3026
RGBrgb(158, 48, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1882, 0.149
RGB percentages62%, 18.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(5, 61.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 75.9%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 69.6%, 75.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,367,014
CSS custom property--colour: #9E3026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#61CFD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26949E
Analogous#9E2658, #9E6C26
Triadic#269E30, #30269E
Split complementary#269E6C, #26589E
Tetradic#589E26, #26949E, #6C269E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G48
B38
Red158 (62%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)61.22%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 30 · B 26
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