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Recognised as Colour

#987A85

  • #987A85
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#987A85 is a red with RGB values 152, 122, 133 and HSL 338°, 13%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#987A85#987A85
HEX#987A85
RGBrgb(152, 122, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4784, 0.5216
RGB percentages59.6%, 47.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(338, 12.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338, 19.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 12.5%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,992,837
CSS custom property--colour: #987A85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#67857A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7F85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#848484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9D797Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 13.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A988D
Analogous#987A94, #987E7A
Triadic#85987A, #7A8598
Split complementary#7A987E, #7A9498
Tetradic#94987A, #7A988D, #7E7A98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EDEE
Lighter +30%#DBD0D4
Lighter +20%#C5B3BA
Lighter +10%#AE979F
Darker −10%#7E616C
Darker −20%#614B53
Darker −30%#44353A
Darker −40%#271F22
More saturated +25%#B55D7D
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R152
G122
B133
Red152 (59.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue338°
Saturation (HSL)12.71%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 98 · G 7A · B 85

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