Colour

#9F3747

#9F3747
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9F3747 is a red with RGB values 159, 55, 71 and HSL 351°, 49%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9F3747

RGBrgb(159, 55, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2157, 0.2784

RGB percentages62.4%, 21.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(350.8, 48.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 65.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 55.3%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,434,375

CSS custom property--colour: #9F3747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#60C8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504E47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6344no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#AE243Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.7 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26.4 Sienna · ΔE 26.8 Maroon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#379F8F

Analogous#9F377B, #9F5B37

Triadic#479F37, #37479F

Split complementary#379F5B, #377B9F

Tetradic#7B9F37, #379F8F, #5B379F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7BBC2

Lighter +30%#DA959F

Lighter +20%#CD6F7D

Lighter +10%#C0495B

Darker −10%#792A36

Darker −20%#531D25

Darker −30%#2D1014

Darker −40%#070303

More saturated +25%#BA1C34

Less saturated −25%#84525A

Channel breakdown

R159

G55

B71

Red159 (62.4%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)48.6%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 37 · B 47

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