Recognised as Colour

#9E3933

#9E3933
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9E3933 is a red with RGB values 158, 57, 51 and HSL 3°, 51%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9E3933#9E3933

HEX#9E3933

RGBrgb(158, 57, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2235, 0.2

RGB percentages62%, 22.4%, 20%

HSLhsl(3.4, 51.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 67.7%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 67.7%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,369,331

CSS custom property--colour: #9E3933;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#61C6CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544D32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6330no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AD2238no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.3 Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Sienna · ΔE 16.4 Firebrick · ΔE 18.4 Maroon · ΔE 18.9 Dark red · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33989E

Analogous#9E3363, #9E6E33

Triadic#339E39, #39339E

Split complementary#339E6F, #33629E

Tetradic#629E33, #33989E, #6F339E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7B8B6

Lighter +30%#DB938F

Lighter +20%#CE6E69

Lighter +10%#C24942

Darker −10%#772B27

Darker −20%#511D1A

Darker −30%#2A0F0E

Darker −40%#040101

More saturated +25%#B82219

Less saturated −25%#84504D

Channel breakdown

R158

G57

B51

Red158 (62%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue3.36°

Saturation (HSL)51.2%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 39 · B 33

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