Recognised as Colour

#9B655E

#9B655E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9B655E is a red with RGB values 155, 101, 94 and HSL 7°, 24%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9B655E

RGBrgb(155, 101, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.3961, 0.3686

RGB percentages60.8%, 39.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(6.9, 24.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 39.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 34.8%, 39.4%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,184,030

CSS custom property--colour: #9B655E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#649AA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716C5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E775Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A65E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17 Sienna · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E949B

Analogous#9B5E76, #9B845E

Triadic#5E9B65, #655E9B

Split complementary#5E9B84, #5E769B

Tetradic#769B5E, #5E949B, #835E9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9DDDC

Lighter +30%#D6BFBC

Lighter +20%#C3A09C

Lighter +10%#B0827C

Darker −10%#7B504B

Darker −20%#5C3C37

Darker −30%#3C2724

Darker −40%#1C1211

More saturated +25%#BA4D3F

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R155

G101

B94

Red155 (60.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue6.89°

Saturation (HSL)24.5%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 65 · B 5E

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