Colour

#997D77

#997D77
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#997D77 is a red with RGB values 153, 125, 119 and HSL 11°, 14%, 53%. 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

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HEX#997D77

RGBrgb(153, 125, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4902, 0.4667

RGB percentages60%, 49%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(10.6, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 18.3%, 22.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,127

CSS custom property--colour: #997D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#668288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838077no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#898577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A07A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Gray · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#779399

Analogous#997782, #998E77

Triadic#77997D, #7D7799

Split complementary#77998E, #778299

Tetradic#829977, #779399, #8E7799

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0ECEC

Lighter +30%#DBD1CE

Lighter +20%#C5B5B1

Lighter +10%#AF9994

Darker −10%#7E645F

Darker −20%#614D49

Darker −30%#443633

Darker −40%#271F1D

More saturated +25%#B76A59

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R153

G125

B119

Red153 (60%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue10.59°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7D · B 77

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