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Recognised as Colour

#9F234E

  • #9F234E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#9F234E is a red with RGB values 159, 35, 78 and HSL 339°, 64%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9F234E#9F234E
HEX#9F234E
RGBrgb(159, 35, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1373, 0.3059
RGB percentages62.4%, 13.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(339.2, 63.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 78%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 50.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,429,262
CSS custom property--colour: #9F234E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#60DCB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42464Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#635E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AD0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.9Indian red · ΔE 24.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3Firebrick · ΔE 32.1Maroon · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#239F74
Analogous#9F238C, #9F3623
Triadic#4E9F23, #234E9F
Split complementary#239F36, #238C9F
Tetradic#8C9F23, #239F74, #36239F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA3BC
Lighter +30%#E2799E
Lighter +20%#D8507F
Lighter +10%#C92C63
Darker −10%#751A39
Darker −20%#4B1125
Darker −30%#220710
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B70B47
Less saturated −25%#873B55

Channel breakdown

R159
G35
B78
Red159 (62.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue339.19°
Saturation (HSL)63.92%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 23 · B 4E

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