Recognised as Colour
#996F65
- #996F65
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#996F65 is a red with RGB values 153, 111, 101 and HSL 12°, 20%, 50%. 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
#996F65#996F65
HEX#996F65
RGBrgb(153, 111, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4353, 0.3961
RGB percentages60%, 43.5%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(11.5, 20.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 34%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 34%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,055,525
CSS custom property--colour: #996F65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#66909A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#658F99
Analogous#996575, #998965
Triadic#65996F, #6F6599
Split complementary#659989, #657599
Tetradic#759965, #658F99, #896599
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G111
B101
Red153 (60%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)20.47%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6F · B 65
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