Recognised as Colour

#996C74

#996C74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#996C74 is a red with RGB values 153, 108, 116 and HSL 349°, 18%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#996C74

RGBrgb(153, 108, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4235, 0.4549

RGB percentages60%, 42.4%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(349.3, 18.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 29.4%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 24.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,054,772

CSS custom property--colour: #996C74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#66938B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#A1696Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dark grey · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C9991

Analogous#996C8B, #997A6C

Triadic#74996C, #6C7499

Split complementary#6C997A, #6C8B99

Tetradic#8B996C, #6C9991, #7A6C99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE4E6

Lighter +30%#D8C6C9

Lighter +20%#C3A8AD

Lighter +10%#AE8A90

Darker −10%#7C565D

Darker −20%#5E4146

Darker −30%#402C30

Darker −40%#221719

More saturated +25%#B84D60

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R153

G108

B116

Red153 (60%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue349.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.07%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 6C · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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