Colour

#9F1827

#9F1827
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F1827 is a red with RGB values 159, 24, 39 and HSL 353°, 74%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9F1827

RGBrgb(159, 24, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.0941, 0.1529

RGB percentages62.4%, 9.4%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(353.3, 73.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 84.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 84.9%, 75.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,426,407

CSS custom property--colour: #9F1827;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#60E7D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#443E26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#655B22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#AF0020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 5.2 Firebrick · ΔE 10.7 Maroon · ΔE 14 Dark red · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Crimson · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#189F90

Analogous#9F186B, #9F4C18

Triadic#279F18, #18279F

Split complementary#189F4C, #186B9F

Tetradic#6B9F18, #189F90, #4C189F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EF949E

Lighter +30%#E86876

Lighter +20%#E13C4E

Lighter +10%#CB1F32

Darker −10%#73111C

Darker −20%#460B11

Darker −30%#1A0406

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B60115

Less saturated −25%#882F39

Channel breakdown

R159

G24

B39

Red159 (62.4%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)73.77%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 18 · B 27

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