Colour

#9B6969

#9B6969
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9B6969 is a red with RGB values 155, 105, 105 and HSL 0°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9B6969

RGBrgb(155, 105, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4118, 0.4118

RGB percentages60.8%, 41.2%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(0, 20%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 32.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 32.3%, 32.3%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,185,065

CSS custom property--colour: #9B6969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#649696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#A56469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4 Gray · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#699B9B

Analogous#9B6982, #9B8269

Triadic#699B69, #69699B

Split complementary#699B82, #69829B

Tetradic#829B69, #699B9B, #82699B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE3E3

Lighter +30%#D8C5C5

Lighter +20%#C4A6A6

Lighter +10%#AF8888

Darker −10%#7D5454

Darker −20%#5F3F3F

Darker −30%#402B2B

Darker −40%#221616

More saturated +25%#BA4A4A

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R155

G105

B105

Red155 (60.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 69 · B 69

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Colour values

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