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Recognised as Colour

#994B51

  • #994B51
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#994B51 is a red with RGB values 153, 75, 81 and HSL 355°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#994B51#994B51
HEX#994B51
RGBrgb(153, 75, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2941, 0.3176
RGB percentages60%, 29.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(355.4, 34.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 51%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 51%, 47.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,289
CSS custom property--colour: #994B51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#66B4AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5951no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F694Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A6414Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 19.4Sienna · ΔE 24.3Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1Brown · ΔE 25.4Light coral · ΔE 27.3Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B9993
Analogous#994B78, #996C4B
Triadic#51994B, #4B5199
Split complementary#4B996C, #4B7899
Tetradic#78994B, #4B9993, #6C4B99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5CBCD
Lighter +30%#D5A8AC
Lighter +20%#C4868B
Lighter +10%#B3646A
Darker −10%#773A3F
Darker −20%#55292D
Darker −30%#32191B
Darker −40%#100809
More saturated +25%#B52F39
Less saturated −25%#7D6869

Channel breakdown

R153
G75
B81
Red153 (60%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue355.38°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4B · B 51

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