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Recognised as Colour

#996D86

  • #996D86
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#996D86 is a magenta with RGB values 153, 109, 134 and HSL 326°, 18%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#996D86#996D86
HEX#996D86
RGBrgb(153, 109, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4275, 0.5255
RGB percentages60%, 42.7%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(325.9, 17.7%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.9, 28.8%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 12.4%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,055,046
CSS custom property--colour: #996D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#669279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7D85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9F6D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 22.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9980
Analogous#966D99, #996D70
Triadic#86996D, #6D8699
Split complementary#70996D, #6D9996
Tetradic#99966D, #6D9980, #6D7099

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE5EA
Lighter +30%#D8C7D1
Lighter +20%#C3A9B8
Lighter +10%#AE8B9F
Darker −10%#7C576C
Darker −20%#5E4252
Darker −30%#402D38
Darker −40%#22181E
More saturated +25%#B84E8A
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R153
G109
B134
Red153 (60%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue325.91°
Saturation (HSL)17.74%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6D · B 86

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