Recognised as Colour
#956D65
- #956D65
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#956D65 is a red with RGB values 149, 109, 101 and HSL 10°, 19%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#956D65#956D65
HEX#956D65
RGBrgb(149, 109, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4275, 0.3961
RGB percentages58.4%, 42.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(10, 19.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 32.2%, 58.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.8%, 32.2%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,792,869
CSS custom property--colour: #956D65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#6A929A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#658D95
Analogous#956575, #958565
Triadic#65956D, #6D6595
Split complementary#659585, #657595
Tetradic#759565, #658D95, #856595
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R149
G109
B101
Red149 (58.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)19.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 95 · G 6D · B 65
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