Colour

#9B736A

#9B736A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9B736A is a red with RGB values 155, 115, 106 and HSL 11°, 20%, 51%. 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

#9B736A#9B736A

HEX#9B736A

RGBrgb(155, 115, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.451, 0.4157

RGB percentages60.8%, 45.1%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(11, 19.7%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11, 31.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 31.6%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,187,626

CSS custom property--colour: #9B736A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 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#648C95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7869no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#857F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#A46E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

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

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6 Gray · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark grey · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A929B

Analogous#9B6A7A, #9B8B6A

Triadic#6A9B73, #736A9B

Split complementary#6A9B8B, #6A7A9B

Tetradic#7A9B6A, #6A929B, #8B6A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE6E4

Lighter +30%#D8C9C6

Lighter +20%#C4ACA7

Lighter +10%#AF9089

Darker −10%#7E5C54

Darker −20%#5F4640

Darker −30%#412F2B

Darker −40%#221917

More saturated +25%#BA5F4B

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R155

G115

B106

Red155 (60.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue11.02°

Saturation (HSL)19.68%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9B · G 73 · B 6A

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