Colour

#956F74

#956F74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#956F74 is a red with RGB values 149, 111, 116 and HSL 352°, 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

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HEX#956F74

RGBrgb(149, 111, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.4353, 0.4549

RGB percentages58.4%, 43.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(352.1, 15.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 25.5%, 58.4%)

CMYK0%, 25.5%, 22.1%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,793,396

CSS custom property--colour: #956F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#6A908B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9C6C71no 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 text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.4 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F9590

Analogous#956F87, #957D6F

Triadic#74956F, #6F7495

Split complementary#6F957D, #6F8795

Tetradic#87956F, #6F9590, #7D6F95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE5E5

Lighter +30%#D6C7C9

Lighter +20%#C0AAAD

Lighter +10%#AB8C90

Darker −10%#78595D

Darker −20%#5B4346

Darker −30%#3E2D30

Darker −40%#201819

More saturated +25%#B4505D

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R149

G111

B116

Red149 (58.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue352.11°

Saturation (HSL)15.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 95 · G 6F · B 74

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