Recognised as Colour
#9F291F
- #9F291F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#9F291F is a red with RGB values 159, 41, 31 and HSL 5°, 67%, 37%. 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
#9F291F#9F291F
HEX#9F291F
RGBrgb(159, 41, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1608, 0.1216
RGB percentages62.4%, 16.1%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(4.7, 67.4%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 80.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 80.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,430,751
CSS custom property--colour: #9F291F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#60D6E0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1F959F
Analogous#9F1F55, #9F691F
Triadic#1F9F29, #291F9F
Split complementary#1F9F69, #1F559F
Tetradic#559F1F, #1F959F, #691F9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G41
B31
Red159 (62.4%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue4.69°
Saturation (HSL)67.37%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 29 · B 1F
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