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Recognised as Colour

#997C88

  • #997C88
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#997C88 is a red with RGB values 153, 124, 136 and HSL 335°, 12%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#997C88#997C88
HEX#997C88
RGBrgb(153, 124, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4863, 0.5333
RGB percentages60%, 48.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(335.2, 12.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 19%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 11.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,058,888
CSS custom property--colour: #997C88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#668377

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8188no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#858587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9E7B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9Gray · ΔE 13.5Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Dark grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C998D
Analogous#997C96, #997E7C
Triadic#88997C, #7C8899
Split complementary#7C997E, #7C9699
Tetradic#97997C, #7C998D, #7F7C99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2EFF0
Lighter +30%#DCD2D6
Lighter +20%#C6B5BC
Lighter +10%#AF99A2
Darker −10%#7F636F
Darker −20%#624D56
Darker −30%#46363D
Darker −40%#292024
More saturated +25%#B65F83
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R153
G124
B136
Red153 (60%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue335.17°
Saturation (HSL)12.45%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7C · B 88

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