Recognised as Colour

#9F002A

#9F002A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F002A is a red with RGB values 159, 0, 42 and HSL 344°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9F002A

RGBrgb(159, 0, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.1647

RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(344.2, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 73.6%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,420,266

CSS custom property--colour: #9F002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#60FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E3A2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#625825no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AF0017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.4 Firebrick · ΔE 14.1 Maroon · ΔE 17.7 Dark red · ΔE 18.2 Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Indian red · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009F75

Analogous#9F0079, #9F2500

Triadic#2A9F00, #002A9F

Split complementary#009F26, #00799F

Tetradic#7A9F00, #009F75, #26009F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF6C93

Lighter +30%#FF396D

Lighter +20%#FF0648

Lighter +10%#D20037

Darker −10%#6C001D

Darker −20%#39000F

Darker −30%#060002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F002A

Less saturated −25%#8B1433

Channel breakdown

R159

B42

Red159 (62.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue344.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B 2A

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