Recognised as Colour

#9B595F

#9B595F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9B595F is a red with RGB values 155, 89, 95 and HSL 355°, 27%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9B595F

RGBrgb(155, 89, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.349, 0.3725

RGB percentages60.8%, 34.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(354.5, 27%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 42.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 42.6%, 38.7%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,180,959

CSS custom property--colour: #9B595F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#64A6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66645Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#76715Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A6525Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5 Sienna · ΔE 27.3 Light coral · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#599B95

Analogous#9B5980, #9B7459

Triadic#5F9B59, #595F9B

Split complementary#599B74, #59809B

Tetradic#809B59, #599B95, #74599B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D8D9

Lighter +30%#D6B7BA

Lighter +20%#C3979B

Lighter +10%#B1767C

Darker −10%#7B464B

Darker −20%#5A3437

Darker −30%#3A2123

Darker −40%#190F10

More saturated +25%#B93A46

Less saturated −25%#7C7778

Channel breakdown

R155

G89

B95

Red155 (60.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue354.55°

Saturation (HSL)27.05%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 59 · B 5F

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