Colour

#997F86

#997F86
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#997F86 is a red with RGB values 153, 127, 134 and HSL 344°, 11%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#997F86#997F86

HEX#997F86

RGBrgb(153, 127, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.498, 0.5255

RGB percentages60%, 49.8%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(343.8, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 17%, 60%)

CMYK0%, 17%, 12.4%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,059,654

CSS custom property--colour: #997F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#668079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#888785no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9E7E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F9992

Analogous#997F93, #99857F

Triadic#86997F, #7F8699

Split complementary#7F9985, #7F9399

Tetradic#93997F, #7F9992, #857F99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F1F1

Lighter +30%#DDD4D6

Lighter +20%#C6B8BC

Lighter +10%#B09BA1

Darker −10%#7F666D

Darker −20%#634F54

Darker −30%#47383C

Darker −40%#2A2224

More saturated +25%#B66279

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R153

G127

B134

Red153 (60%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue343.85°

Saturation (HSL)11.3%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 99 · G 7F · B 86

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