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Recognised as Colour

#9A5157

  • #9A5157
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9A5157 is a red with RGB values 154, 81, 87 and HSL 355°, 31%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9A5157#9A5157
HEX#9A5157
RGBrgb(154, 81, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.3176, 0.3412
RGB percentages60.4%, 31.8%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(355.1, 31.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 47.4%, 60.4%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 43.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,113,367
CSS custom property--colour: #9A5157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#65AEA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#726C56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A64853no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8Sienna · ΔE 25.4Light coral · ΔE 27.3Brown · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519A94
Analogous#9A517C, #9A6F51
Triadic#579A51, #51579A
Split complementary#519A6F, #517C9A
Tetradic#7C9A51, #519A94, #6F519A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7D0D2
Lighter +30%#D5AFB2
Lighter +20%#C38E92
Lighter +10%#B26C72
Darker −10%#793F44
Darker −20%#572E31
Darker −30%#361C1E
Darker −40%#140B0B
More saturated +25%#B7343E
Less saturated −25%#7D6E70

Channel breakdown

R154
G81
B87
Red154 (60.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue355.07°
Saturation (HSL)31.06%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9A · G 51 · B 57

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