Colour

#9F2F46

#9F2F46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F2F46 is a red with RGB values 159, 47, 70 and HSL 348°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9F2F46#9F2F46

HEX#9F2F46

RGBrgb(159, 47, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.1843, 0.2745

RGB percentages62.4%, 18.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(347.7, 54.4%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.7, 70.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 70.4%, 56%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,432,326

CSS custom property--colour: #9F2F46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#60D0B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#686143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#AE1738no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.8 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Firebrick · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Light coral · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F9F88

Analogous#9F2F7E, #9F502F

Triadic#469F2F, #2F469F

Split complementary#2F9F50, #2F7E9F

Tetradic#7E9F2F, #2F9F88, #502F9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8B2BD

Lighter +30%#DD8A9B

Lighter +20%#D1637A

Lighter +10%#C53C58

Darker −10%#782335

Darker −20%#501823

Darker −30%#290C12

Darker −40%#020001

More saturated +25%#B91537

Less saturated −25%#854955

Channel breakdown

R159

G47

B70

Red159 (62.4%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue347.68°

Saturation (HSL)54.37%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 2F · B 46

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