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Recognised as Colour

#995C59

  • #995C59
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#995C59 is a red with RGB values 153, 92, 89 and HSL 3°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#995C59#995C59
HEX#995C59
RGBrgb(153, 92, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.3608, 0.349
RGB percentages60%, 36.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(2.8, 26.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 41.8%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 41.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,050,649
CSS custom property--colour: #995C59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#66A3A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696558no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#787158no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5545Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2Indian red · ΔE 23.7Sienna · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Light coral · ΔE 28.2Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#599699
Analogous#995976, #997C59
Triadic#59995C, #5C5999
Split complementary#59997C, #597699
Tetradic#769959, #599699, #7C5999

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D7D7
Lighter +30%#D5B8B6
Lighter +20%#C29896
Lighter +10%#AF7876
Darker −10%#794946
Darker −20%#593533
Darker −30%#382221
Darker −40%#180E0E
More saturated +25%#B7413B
Less saturated −25%#7B7777

Channel breakdown

R153
G92
B89
Red153 (60%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue2.81°
Saturation (HSL)26.45%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 5C · B 59

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