Colour

#99736A

#99736A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#99736A is a red with RGB values 153, 115, 106 and HSL 11°, 19%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#99736A

RGBrgb(153, 115, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.451, 0.4157

RGB percentages60%, 45.1%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(11.5, 18.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 30.7%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 24.8%, 30.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,056,554

CSS custom property--colour: #99736A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#668C95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7769no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#847F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A26E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9 Gray · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A9099

Analogous#996A79, #998B6A

Triadic#6A9973, #736A99

Split complementary#6A998B, #6A7999

Tetradic#78996A, #6A9099, #8B6A99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE5E3

Lighter +30%#D7C8C5

Lighter +20%#C2ACA7

Lighter +10%#AE8F88

Darker −10%#7B5C55

Darker −20%#5D4540

Darker −30%#3F2F2B

Darker −40%#211816

More saturated +25%#B8604B

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R153

G115

B106

Red153 (60%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue11.49°

Saturation (HSL)18.73%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 73 · B 6A

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