Recognised as Colour

#9E4553

#9E4553
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9E4553 is a red with RGB values 158, 69, 83 and HSL 351°, 39%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9E4553

RGBrgb(158, 69, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2706, 0.3255

RGB percentages62%, 27.1%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(350.6, 39.2%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 56.3%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 56.3%, 47.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,372,435

CSS custom property--colour: #9E4553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#61BAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585753no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6951no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#AB394Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Light coral · ΔE 26.8 Sienna · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#459E90

Analogous#9E4580, #9E6345

Triadic#539E45, #45539E

Split complementary#459E63, #45809E

Tetradic#809E45, #459E90, #63459E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7C8CD

Lighter +30%#D7A5AD

Lighter +20%#C8818C

Lighter +10%#B85E6C

Darker −10%#7B3540

Darker −20%#57262E

Darker −30%#34161B

Darker −40%#100708

More saturated +25%#BA2940

Less saturated −25%#826166

Channel breakdown

R158

G69

B83

Red158 (62%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue350.56°

Saturation (HSL)39.21%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 45 · B 53

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