Recognised as Colour
#99456F
- #99456F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#99456F is a red with RGB values 153, 69, 111 and HSL 330°, 38%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#99456F#99456F
HEX#99456F
RGBrgb(153, 69, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2706, 0.4353
RGB percentages60%, 27.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(330, 37.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 54.9%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 27.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,044,783
CSS custom property--colour: #99456F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#66BA90
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45996F
Analogous#994599, #994545
Triadic#6F9945, #456F99
Split complementary#459945, #459999
Tetradic#999945, #45996F, #454599
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G69
B111
Red153 (60%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)37.84%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 45 · B 6F
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