Colour

#9F0039

#9F0039
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F0039 is a red with RGB values 159, 0, 57 and HSL 338°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9F0039#9F0039

HEX#9F0039

RGBrgb(159, 0, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0, 0.2235

RGB percentages62.4%, 0%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(338.5, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.2%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,420,281

CSS custom property--colour: #9F0039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#60FFC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3B3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#605935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.7 Firebrick · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 24.9 Maroon · ΔE 25.8 Crimson · ΔE 26.1 Dark red · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#009F66

Analogous#9F0089, #9F1600

Triadic#399F00, #00399F

Split complementary#009F16, #00899F

Tetradic#899F00, #009F66, #16009F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF6CA1

Lighter +30%#FF3980

Lighter +20%#FF065F

Lighter +10%#D2004B

Darker −10%#6C0027

Darker −20%#390014

Darker −30%#060002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F0039

Less saturated −25%#8B143F

Channel breakdown

R159

B57

Red159 (62.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue338.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 00 · B 39

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