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Recognised as Colour

#986F78

  • #986F78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#986F78 is a red with RGB values 152, 111, 120 and HSL 347°, 17%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#986F78#986F78
HEX#986F78
RGBrgb(152, 111, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4353, 0.4706
RGB percentages59.6%, 43.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(346.8, 16.6%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 27%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 27%, 21.1%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,990,008
CSS custom property--colour: #986F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#679087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757678no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9F6C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24Dark grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F988F
Analogous#986F8D, #987A6F
Triadic#78986F, #6F7898
Split complementary#6F987A, #6F8D98
Tetradic#8C986F, #6F988F, #7A6F98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE6E7
Lighter +30%#D8C8CC
Lighter +20%#C3AAB0
Lighter +10%#AD8D94
Darker −10%#7C5860
Darker −20%#5E4349
Darker −30%#402E32
Darker −40%#22191B
More saturated +25%#B75067
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R152
G111
B120
Red152 (59.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue346.83°
Saturation (HSL)16.6%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 6F · B 78

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