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Recognised as Colour

#9E472B

  • #9E472B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#9E472B is a red with RGB values 158, 71, 43 and HSL 15°, 57%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#9E472B#9E472B
HEX#9E472B
RGBrgb(158, 71, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2784, 0.1686
RGB percentages62%, 27.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(14.6, 57.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 72.8%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 72.8%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,372,907
CSS custom property--colour: #9E472B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#61B8D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F5528no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#746829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#AD3541no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 5.9Saddle brown · ΔE 11.3Brown · ΔE 16.2Indian red · ΔE 19.9Maroon · ΔE 21.3Firebrick · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B829E
Analogous#9E2B48, #9E812B
Triadic#2B9E47, #472B9E
Split complementary#2B9E80, #2B499E
Tetradic#499E2B, #2B829E, #812B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9BBAC
Lighter +30%#DE9A84
Lighter +20%#D3795C
Lighter +10%#C65936
Darker −10%#763520
Darker −20%#4E2315
Darker −30%#26110A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B73A12
Less saturated −25%#855444

Channel breakdown

R158
G71
B43
Red158 (62%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue14.61°
Saturation (HSL)57.21%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 47 · B 2B

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