Colour

#997D75

#997D75
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#997D75 is a red with RGB values 153, 125, 117 and HSL 13°, 15%, 53%. 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

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HEX#997D75

RGBrgb(153, 125, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4902, 0.4588

RGB percentages60%, 49%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(13.3, 15%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 23.5%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 18.3%, 23.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,125

CSS custom property--colour: #997D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#66828A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A0797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 12.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#759199

Analogous#99757F, #998F75

Triadic#75997D, #7D7599

Split complementary#75998F, #757F99

Tetradic#7F9975, #759199, #8F7599

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EBEA

Lighter +30%#DAD0CD

Lighter +20%#C4B4B0

Lighter +10%#AF9992

Darker −10%#7E645D

Darker −20%#614D47

Darker −30%#433632

Darker −40%#261E1C

More saturated +25%#B76C57

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R153

G125

B117

Red153 (60%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue13.33°

Saturation (HSL)15%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7D · B 75

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Colour values

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