Colour

#9B6C7A

#9B6C7A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9B6C7A is a red with RGB values 155, 108, 122 and HSL 342°, 19%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#9B6C7A

RGBrgb(155, 108, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4235, 0.4784

RGB percentages60.8%, 42.4%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(342.1, 19%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 30.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 30.3%, 21.3%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,185,850

CSS custom property--colour: #9B6C7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#649385

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72747Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A36971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C9B8D

Analogous#9B6C92, #9B756C

Triadic#7A9B6C, #6C7A9B

Split complementary#6C9B75, #6C929B

Tetradic#929B6C, #6C9B8D, #756C9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE5E8

Lighter +30%#D9C7CC

Lighter +20%#C4A9B1

Lighter +10%#B08A95

Darker −10%#7E5662

Darker −20%#60414A

Darker −30%#412D33

Darker −40%#23181B

More saturated +25%#BA4D6E

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R155

G108

B122

Red155 (60.8%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue342.13°

Saturation (HSL)19.03%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 6C · B 7A

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