Recognised as Colour
#9E314E
- #9E314E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#9E314E is a red with RGB values 158, 49, 78 and HSL 344°, 53%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#9E314E#9E314E
HEX#9E314E
RGBrgb(158, 49, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1922, 0.3059
RGB percentages62%, 19.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(344, 52.7%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344, 69%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 50.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,367,310
CSS custom property--colour: #9E314E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#61CEB1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#319E81
Analogous#9E3185, #9E4A31
Triadic#4E9E31, #314E9E
Split complementary#319E4A, #31859E
Tetradic#859E31, #319E81, #4A319E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G49
B78
Red158 (62%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue344.04°
Saturation (HSL)52.66%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 31 · B 4E
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