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Colour

#956F73

  • #956F73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#956F73 is a red with RGB values 149, 111, 115 and HSL 354°, 15%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#956F73#956F73
HEX#956F73
RGBrgb(149, 111, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4353, 0.451
RGB percentages58.4%, 43.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(353.7, 15.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 25.5%, 58.4%)
CMYK0%, 25.5%, 22.8%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,793,395
CSS custom property--colour: #956F73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#6A908C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7B72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9C6C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3Gray · ΔE 16.4Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F9591
Analogous#956F86, #957E6F
Triadic#73956F, #6F7395
Split complementary#6F957E, #6F8695
Tetradic#86956F, #6F9591, #7E6F95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE5E5
Lighter +30%#D6C7C9
Lighter +20%#C0AAAC
Lighter +10%#AB8C90
Darker −10%#78595C
Darker −20%#5B4346
Darker −30%#3E2D2F
Darker −40%#201819
More saturated +25%#B4505A
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R149
G111
B115
Red149 (58.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue353.68°
Saturation (HSL)15.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 95 · G 6F · B 73

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