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Recognised as Colour

#9F473E

  • #9F473E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#9F473E is a red with RGB values 159, 71, 62 and HSL 6°, 44%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#9F473E#9F473E
HEX#9F473E
RGBrgb(159, 71, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.2784, 0.2431
RGB percentages62.4%, 27.8%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(5.6, 43.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.6, 61%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 61%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,438,462
CSS custom property--colour: #9F473E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#60B8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D563Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#73693Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#AE3745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 14.3Indian red · ΔE 14.9Brown · ΔE 16.2Saddle brown · ΔE 20.6Firebrick · ΔE 24.9Maroon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E969F
Analogous#9F3E65, #9F783E
Triadic#3E9F47, #473E9F
Split complementary#3E9F77, #3E669F
Tetradic#659F3E, #3E969F, #783E9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7C5C2
Lighter +30%#D9A39D
Lighter +20%#CB8078
Lighter +10%#BC5D54
Darker −10%#7A3730
Darker −20%#562621
Darker −30%#311613
Darker −40%#0C0505
More saturated +25%#BB3122
Less saturated −25%#835D5A

Channel breakdown

R159
G71
B62
Red159 (62.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue5.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.89%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 47 · B 3E

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