Recognised as Colour

#974B48

#974B48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#974B48 is a red with RGB values 151, 75, 72 and HSL 2°, 35%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#974B48

RGBrgb(151, 75, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.2941, 0.2824

RGB percentages59.2%, 29.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(2.3, 35.4%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 52.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 50.3%, 52.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,915,208

CSS custom property--colour: #974B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#68B4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A4404Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 18.8 Sienna · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 23.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.3 Light coral · ΔE 27.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#489497

Analogous#97486C, #977348

Triadic#48974B, #4B4897

Split complementary#489772, #486D97

Tetradic#6D9748, #489497, #724897

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C8C7

Lighter +30%#D4A6A4

Lighter +20%#C38482

Lighter +10%#B3625F

Darker −10%#743A38

Darker −20%#522927

Darker −30%#2F1817

Darker −40%#0D0606

More saturated +25%#B3312C

Less saturated −25%#7B6564

Channel breakdown

R151

G75

B72

Red151 (59.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue2.28°

Saturation (HSL)35.43%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 4B · B 48

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