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Colour

#997E4E

  • #997E4E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#997E4E is a orange with RGB values 153, 126, 78 and HSL 38°, 32%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#997E4E#997E4E
HEX#997E4E
RGBrgb(153, 126, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4941, 0.3059
RGB percentages60%, 49.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(38.4, 32.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.4, 49%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 49%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,059,342
CSS custom property--colour: #997E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#6681B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90854Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A47672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 21.4Burlywood · ΔE 22.9Dark khaki · ΔE 24.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.7Peru · ΔE 26.2Sienna · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 21.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E6999
Analogous#99584E, #8F994E
Triadic#4E997E, #7E4E99
Split complementary#4E8F99, #584E99
Tetradic#4E9958, #4E6999, #994E8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DDCD
Lighter +30%#D4C6AC
Lighter +20%#C3AF8A
Lighter +10%#B29768
Darker −10%#77623D
Darker −20%#55462C
Darker −30%#342B1A
Darker −40%#120F09
More saturated +25%#B68631
Less saturated −25%#7C766B

Channel breakdown

R153
G126
B78
Red153 (60%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue38.4°
Saturation (HSL)32.47%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 7E · B 4E

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