Recognised as Colour
#9E321B
- #9E321B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9E321B is a red with RGB values 158, 50, 27 and HSL 11°, 71%, 36%. 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
#9E321B#9E321B
HEX#9E321B
RGBrgb(158, 50, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.1961, 0.1059
RGB percentages62%, 19.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(10.5, 70.8%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 82.9%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 82.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,367,515
CSS custom property--colour: #9E321B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09629WCAG 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 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#61CDE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B879E
Analogous#9E1B46, #9E731B
Triadic#1B9E32, #321B9E
Split complementary#1B9E74, #1B469E
Tetradic#469E1B, #1B879E, #741B9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G50
B27
Red158 (62%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue10.53°
Saturation (HSL)70.81%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 32 · B 1B
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