Recognised as Colour

#997F6D

#997F6D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#997F6D is a orange with RGB values 153, 127, 109 and HSL 25°, 18%, 51%. 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

#997F6D#997F6D

HEX#997F6D

RGBrgb(153, 127, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.498, 0.4275

RGB percentages60%, 49.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(24.5, 17.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(24.5, 28.8%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 17%, 28.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,629

CSS custom property--colour: #997F6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#668092

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87816Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D866Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A17A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Tan · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D8799

Analogous#996D71, #99956D

Triadic#6D997F, #7F6D99

Split complementary#6D9995, #6D7199

Tetradic#71996D, #6D8799, #956D99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE8E5

Lighter +30%#D8CEC7

Lighter +20%#C3B4A9

Lighter +10%#AE998B

Darker −10%#7C6657

Darker −20%#5E4D42

Darker −30%#40352D

Darker −40%#221C18

More saturated +25%#B8794E

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R153

G127

B109

Red153 (60%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue24.55°

Saturation (HSL)17.74%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7F · B 6D

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Colour values

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