Colour
#9B7274
- #9B7274
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#9B7274 is a red with RGB values 155, 114, 116 and HSL 357°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#9B7274#9B7274
HEX#9B7274
RGBrgb(155, 114, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.4471, 0.4549
RGB percentages60.8%, 44.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(357.1, 17%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 26.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 26.5%, 25.2%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,187,380
CSS custom property--colour: #9B7274;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#648D8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#729B99
Analogous#9B7289, #9B8572
Triadic#749B72, #72749B
Split complementary#729B85, #72899B
Tetradic#899B72, #729B99, #84729B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G114
B116
Red155 (60.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue357.07°
Saturation (HSL)17.01%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 72 · B 74
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