Colour

#987A75

#987A75
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#987A75 is a red with RGB values 152, 122, 117 and HSL 9°, 15%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#987A75

RGBrgb(152, 122, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4784, 0.4588

RGB percentages59.6%, 47.8%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(8.6, 14.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 23%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 19.7%, 23%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,992,821

CSS custom property--colour: #987A75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#67858A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807D75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#878375no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#9F7679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 13 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#759398

Analogous#987582, #988C75

Triadic#75987A, #7A7598

Split complementary#75988C, #758298

Tetradic#829875, #759398, #8C7598

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEBEA

Lighter +30%#D9CECD

Lighter +20%#C4B2AF

Lighter +10%#AE9692

Darker −10%#7D625D

Darker −20%#604B47

Darker −30%#423432

Darker −40%#251D1C

More saturated +25%#B66457

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R152

G122

B117

Red152 (59.6%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)14.52%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 7A · B 75

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