Recognised as Colour
#956C65
- #956C65
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#956C65 is a red with RGB values 149, 108, 101 and HSL 9°, 19%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#956C65#956C65
HEX#956C65
RGBrgb(149, 108, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4235, 0.3961
RGB percentages58.4%, 42.4%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(8.8, 19.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 32.2%, 58.4%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 32.2%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,792,613
CSS custom property--colour: #956C65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#6A939A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#658E95
Analogous#956576, #958465
Triadic#65956C, #6C6595
Split complementary#659584, #657695
Tetradic#769565, #658E95, #846595
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R149
G108
B101
Red149 (58.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue8.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 95 · G 6C · B 65
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