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Colour

#974F42

  • #974F42
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#974F42 is a red with RGB values 151, 79, 66 and HSL 9°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#974F42#974F42
HEX#974F42
RGBrgb(151, 79, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3098, 0.2588
RGB percentages59.2%, 31%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(9.2, 39.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 56.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 56.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,916,226
CSS custom property--colour: #974F42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#68B0BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615A41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#726941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4434Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 14.6Indian red · ΔE 19.7Saddle brown · ΔE 20.5Brown · ΔE 23.4Light coral · ΔE 27.9Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#428A97
Analogous#97425F, #977A42
Triadic#42974F, #4F4297
Split complementary#42977A, #425F97
Tetradic#609742, #428A97, #7A4297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4C6C1
Lighter +30%#D4A69E
Lighter +20%#C5867A
Lighter +10%#B56557
Darker −10%#743C32
Darker −20%#502A23
Darker −30%#2D1713
Darker −40%#090504
More saturated +25%#B23C27
Less saturated −25%#7C625D

Channel breakdown

R151
G79
B66
Red151 (59.2%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue9.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 4F · B 42

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