Recognised as Colour

#975B73

#975B73
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#975B73 is a red with RGB values 151, 91, 115 and HSL 336°, 25%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#975B73

RGBrgb(151, 91, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.3569, 0.451

RGB percentages59.2%, 35.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(336, 24.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 39.7%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 39.7%, 23.8%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,919,347

CSS custom property--colour: #975B73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#68A48C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#717172no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A05863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Gray · ΔE 29.1 Indian red · ΔE 31.2 Slate grey · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B977F

Analogous#975B91, #97615B

Triadic#73975B, #5B7397

Split complementary#5B9761, #5B9197

Tetradic#91975B, #5B977F, #615B97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D7DD

Lighter +30%#D4B7C3

Lighter +20%#C197A8

Lighter +10%#AD788D

Darker −10%#77485B

Darker −20%#573543

Darker −30%#38212A

Darker −40%#180E12

More saturated +25%#B53D6D

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R151

G91

B115

Red151 (59.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)24.79%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 5B · B 73

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Colour harmonies

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