Recognised as Colour
#994B71
- #994B71
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#994B71 is a red with RGB values 153, 75, 113 and HSL 331°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#994B71#994B71
HEX#994B71
RGBrgb(153, 75, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.2941, 0.4431
RGB percentages60%, 29.4%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(330.8, 34.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 51%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 51%, 26.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,321
CSS custom property--colour: #994B71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#66B48E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B9973
Analogous#994B98, #994C4B
Triadic#71994B, #4B7199
Split complementary#4B994C, #4B9899
Tetradic#98994B, #4B9973, #4C4B99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G75
B113
Red153 (60%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue330.77°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4B · B 71
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