Colour

#9F3717

#9F3717
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#9F3717 is a red with RGB values 159, 55, 23 and HSL 14°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#9F3717#9F3717

HEX#9F3717

RGBrgb(159, 55, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2157, 0.0902

RGB percentages62.4%, 21.6%, 9%

HSLhsl(14.1, 74.7%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 85.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 85.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,434,327

CSS custom property--colour: #9F3717;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#60C8E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554B12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6212no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AF1931no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.3 Dark red · ΔE 13.7 Maroon · ΔE 14.5 Sienna · ΔE 14.6 Firebrick · ΔE 14.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#177F9F

Analogous#9F173B, #9F7B17

Triadic#179F37, #37179F

Split complementary#179F7B, #173B9F

Tetradic#3B9F17, #177F9F, #7B179F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFA893

Lighter +30%#E98566

Lighter +20%#E2613A

Lighter +10%#CC461D

Darker −10%#722811

Darker −20%#46180A

Darker −30%#190904

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B62B00

Less saturated −25%#88432E

Channel breakdown

R159

G55

B23

Red159 (62.4%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue14.12°

Saturation (HSL)74.73%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 37 · B 17

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