Recognised as Colour
#976F6C
- #976F6C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#976F6C is a red with RGB values 151, 111, 108 and HSL 4°, 17%, 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
#976F6C#976F6C
HEX#976F6C
RGBrgb(151, 111, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.4353, 0.4235
RGB percentages59.2%, 43.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(4.2, 17.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 28.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 26.5%, 28.5%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,924,460
CSS custom property--colour: #976F6C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#689093
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C9497
Analogous#976C7E, #97846C
Triadic#6C976F, #6F6C97
Split complementary#6C9784, #6C7F97
Tetradic#7E976C, #6C9497, #846C97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G111
B108
Red151 (59.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue4.19°
Saturation (HSL)17.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 6F · B 6C
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