Colour

#994D44

#994D44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#994D44 is a red with RGB values 153, 77, 68 and HSL 6°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#994D44

RGBrgb(153, 77, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.302, 0.2667

RGB percentages60%, 30.2%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(6.4, 38.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.4, 55.6%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 49.7%, 55.6%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,046,788

CSS custom property--colour: #994D44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#66B2BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5943no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#726943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A7414Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 27 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#449099

Analogous#994465, #997844

Triadic#44994D, #4D4499

Split complementary#449978, #446599

Tetradic#659944, #449099, #784499

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5C8C4

Lighter +30%#D5A6A1

Lighter +20%#C5857E

Lighter +10%#B6645A

Darker −10%#763B34

Darker −20%#522925

Darker −30%#2F1815

Darker −40%#0C0605

More saturated +25%#B53728

Less saturated −25%#7D6360

Channel breakdown

R153

G77

B68

Red153 (60%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue6.35°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 4D · B 44

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