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Recognised as Colour

#997A84

  • #997A84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#997A84 is a red with RGB values 153, 122, 132 and HSL 341°, 13%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#997A84#997A84
HEX#997A84
RGBrgb(153, 122, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4784, 0.5176
RGB percentages60%, 47.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(340.6, 13.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 20.3%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 13.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,372
CSS custom property--colour: #997A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#66857B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7F84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#848483no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#9E797Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3Gray · ΔE 13.8Dim grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A998F
Analogous#997A93, #997F7A
Triadic#84997A, #7A8499
Split complementary#7A997F, #7A9399
Tetradic#93997A, #7A998F, #7F7A99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EDEF
Lighter +30%#DBD1D4
Lighter +20%#C5B4B9
Lighter +10%#AF979F
Darker −10%#7F616B
Darker −20%#624B52
Darker −30%#45353A
Darker −40%#281F22
More saturated +25%#B65D7A
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R153
G122
B132
Red153 (60%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue340.65°
Saturation (HSL)13.19%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7A · B 84

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