Recognised as Colour
#9E5250
- #9E5250
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#9E5250 is a red with RGB values 158, 82, 80 and HSL 2°, 33%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#9E5250#9E5250
HEX#9E5250
RGBrgb(158, 82, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3216, 0.3137
RGB percentages62%, 32.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(1.5, 32.8%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 49.4%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 48.1%, 49.4%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,375,760
CSS custom property--colour: #9E5250;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#61ADAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#509C9E
Analogous#9E5075, #9E7950
Triadic#509E52, #52509E
Split complementary#509E79, #50759E
Tetradic#759E50, #509C9E, #79509E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G82
B80
Red158 (62%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue1.54°
Saturation (HSL)32.77%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 52 · B 50
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