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Recognised as Colour

#994C59

  • #994C59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#994C59 is a red with RGB values 153, 76, 89 and HSL 350°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#994C59#994C59
HEX#994C59
RGBrgb(153, 76, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.298, 0.349
RGB percentages60%, 29.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(349.9, 33.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 50.3%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 50.3%, 41.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,046,553
CSS custom property--colour: #994C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#66B3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6957no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A54451no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 21.7Pale violetred · ΔE 23Rosy brown · ΔE 27Light coral · ΔE 28.4Sienna · ΔE 28.6Brown · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 21.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C998C
Analogous#994C80, #99654C
Triadic#59994C, #4C5999
Split complementary#4C9965, #4C8099
Tetradic#80994C, #4C998C, #654C99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5CCD0
Lighter +30%#D5A9B1
Lighter +20%#C48792
Lighter +10%#B36572
Darker −10%#773B45
Darker −20%#552A31
Darker −30%#33191E
Darker −40%#11080A
More saturated +25%#B62F46
Less saturated −25%#7C696C

Channel breakdown

R153
G76
B89
Red153 (60%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue349.87°
Saturation (HSL)33.62%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 4C · B 59

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