Recognised as Colour

#976A62

#976A62
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#976A62 is a red with RGB values 151, 106, 98 and HSL 9°, 21%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#976A62

RGBrgb(151, 106, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4157, 0.3843

RGB percentages59.2%, 41.6%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(9.1, 21.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 35.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 35.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,923,170

CSS custom property--colour: #976A62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#68959D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7862no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A16468no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 21 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Sienna · ΔE 27.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 28.5 Dark grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#628F97

Analogous#976275, #978562

Triadic#62976A, #6A6297

Split complementary#629785, #627597

Tetradic#759762, #628F97, #856297

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9DEDC

Lighter +30%#D4C1BE

Lighter +20%#C0A49F

Lighter +10%#AC8680

Darker −10%#78544E

Darker −20%#593F3A

Darker −30%#3A2926

Darker −40%#1B1312

More saturated +25%#B65443

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R151

G106

B98

Red151 (59.2%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue9.06°

Saturation (HSL)21.29%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 6A · B 62

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Colour harmonies

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