Recognised as Colour

#987C77

#987C77
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#987C77 is a red with RGB values 152, 124, 119 and HSL 9°, 14%, 53%. 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

#987C77#987C77

HEX#987C77

RGBrgb(152, 124, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.4863, 0.4667

RGB percentages59.6%, 48.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(9.1, 13.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 21.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 18.4%, 21.7%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,993,335

CSS custom property--colour: #987C77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#678388

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#888477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9F797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7

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#779398

Analogous#987783, #988C77

Triadic#77987C, #7C7798

Split complementary#77988D, #778398

Tetradic#839877, #779398, #8C7798

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0ECEB

Lighter +30%#DAD0CE

Lighter +20%#C4B4B1

Lighter +10%#AE9894

Darker −10%#7D635F

Darker −20%#604C49

Darker −30%#433533

Darker −40%#261E1D

More saturated +25%#B66759

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R152

G124

B119

Red152 (59.6%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue9.09°

Saturation (HSL)13.81%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 7C · B 77

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