Colour

#9E4945

#9E4945
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9E4945 is a red with RGB values 158, 73, 69 and HSL 3°, 39%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9E4945

RGBrgb(158, 73, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.2863, 0.2706

RGB percentages62%, 28.6%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(2.7, 39.2%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 56.3%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 56.3%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,373,445

CSS custom property--colour: #9E4945;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#61B6BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5844no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#726A43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#AC3B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Sienna · ΔE 17.3 Brown · ΔE 19 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.7 Light coral · ΔE 25.4 Firebrick · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#459A9E

Analogous#9E456D, #9E7645

Triadic#459E49, #49459E

Split complementary#459E75, #456E9E

Tetradic#6D9E45, #459A9E, #76459E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7C9C8

Lighter +30%#D7A7A5

Lighter +20%#C88481

Lighter +10%#B8625E

Darker −10%#7B3935

Darker −20%#572826

Darker −30%#341816

Darker −40%#100707

More saturated +25%#BA2F29

Less saturated −25%#826361

Channel breakdown

R158

G73

B69

Red158 (62%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue2.7°

Saturation (HSL)39.21%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 49 · B 45

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