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Recognised as Colour

#996D71

  • #996D71
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#996D71 is a red with RGB values 153, 109, 113 and HSL 355°, 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

#996D71#996D71
HEX#996D71
RGBrgb(153, 109, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4275, 0.4431
RGB percentages60%, 42.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(354.5, 17.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 28.8%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 26.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,055,025
CSS custom property--colour: #996D71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#66928E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747471no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F7C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1696Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9995
Analogous#996D87, #997F6D
Triadic#71996D, #6D7199
Split complementary#6D997F, #6D8799
Tetradic#87996D, #6D9995, #7F6D99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE5E6
Lighter +30%#D8C7C9
Lighter +20%#C3A9AB
Lighter +10%#AE8B8E
Darker −10%#7C575A
Darker −20%#5E4244
Darker −30%#402D2F
Darker −40%#221819
More saturated +25%#B84E58
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R153
G109
B113
Red153 (60%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.74%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6D · B 71

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