Colour

#986D75

#986D75
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#986D75 is a red with RGB values 152, 109, 117 and HSL 349°, 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

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HEX#986D75

RGBrgb(152, 109, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4275, 0.4588

RGB percentages59.6%, 42.7%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(348.8, 17.3%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 28.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 28.3%, 23%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,989,493

CSS custom property--colour: #986D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#67928A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#A06A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 19.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark grey · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D9890

Analogous#986D8A, #987A6D

Triadic#75986D, #6D7598

Split complementary#6D987A, #6D8A98

Tetradic#8B986D, #6D9890, #7B6D98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE5E6

Lighter +30%#D7C7CA

Lighter +20%#C2A9AE

Lighter +10%#AD8B91

Darker −10%#7B575E

Darker −20%#5D4247

Darker −30%#3F2D30

Darker −40%#211819

More saturated +25%#B74E61

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R152

G109

B117

Red152 (59.6%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue348.84°

Saturation (HSL)17.27%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 6D · B 75

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Colour values

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