Recognised as Colour

#997E6E

#997E6E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#997E6E is a orange with RGB values 153, 126, 110 and HSL 22°, 17%, 52%. 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

#997E6E#997E6E

HEX#997E6E

RGBrgb(153, 126, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4941, 0.4314

RGB percentages60%, 49.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(22.3, 17.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.3, 28.1%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 17.6%, 28.1%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,374

CSS custom property--colour: #997E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#668191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85806Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C866Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A1797Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7 Tan · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E8999

Analogous#996E74, #99946E

Triadic#6E997E, #7E6E99

Split complementary#6E9994, #6E7399

Tetradic#73996E, #6E8999, #936E99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE9E6

Lighter +30%#D8CEC8

Lighter +20%#C3B3AA

Lighter +10%#AE998C

Darker −10%#7C6558

Darker −20%#5F4D42

Darker −30%#41352D

Darker −40%#231C18

More saturated +25%#B8764F

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R153

G126

B110

Red153 (60%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue22.33°

Saturation (HSL)17.41%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7E · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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