Colour

#997C70

#997C70
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#997C70 is a orange with RGB values 153, 124, 112 and HSL 18°, 17%, 52%. 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

#997C70#997C70

HEX#997C70

RGBrgb(153, 124, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.4392

RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(17.6, 16.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 26.8%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 19%, 26.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,058,864

CSS custom property--colour: #997C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 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#66838F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A17879no 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 text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 20.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#708D99

Analogous#997078, #999170

Triadic#70997C, #7C7099

Split complementary#709990, #707999

Tetradic#789970, #708D99, #907099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE9E7

Lighter +30%#D9CEC9

Lighter +20%#C3B3AC

Lighter +10%#AE978E

Darker −10%#7D6459

Darker −20%#5F4C44

Darker −30%#41342F

Darker −40%#241C19

More saturated +25%#B86F51

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R153

G124

B112

Red153 (60%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue17.56°

Saturation (HSL)16.73%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B 70

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