Colour

#9F214E

#9F214E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F214E is a red with RGB values 159, 33, 78 and HSL 339°, 66%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9F214E#9F214E

HEX#9F214E

RGBrgb(159, 33, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1294, 0.3059

RGB percentages62.4%, 12.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(338.6, 65.6%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 79.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 79.2%, 50.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,428,750

CSS custom property--colour: #9F214E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#60DEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41454Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#625E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original

Tritanopia#AD0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3 Maroon · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 25.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#219F72

Analogous#9F218D, #9F3321

Triadic#4E9F21, #214E9F

Split complementary#219F33, #218D9F

Tetradic#8D9F21, #219F72, #33219F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBA1BB

Lighter +30%#E3769D

Lighter +20%#DA4C7F

Lighter +10%#C92A63

Darker −10%#751839

Darker −20%#4B0F25

Darker −30%#200710

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70947

Less saturated −25%#873955

Channel breakdown

R159

G33

B78

Red159 (62.4%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue338.57°

Saturation (HSL)65.63%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 21 · B 4E

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