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Recognised as Colour

#9C5263

  • #9C5263
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C5263 is a red with RGB values 156, 82, 99 and HSL 346°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C5263#9C5263
HEX#9C5263
RGBrgb(156, 82, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3216, 0.3882
RGB percentages61.2%, 32.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(346.2, 31.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 47.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 36.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,244,707
CSS custom property--colour: #9C5263;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#63AD9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6063no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#716E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A74B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Indian red · ΔE 23.6Rosy brown · ΔE 25Light coral · ΔE 28.7Sienna · ΔE 31.7Brown · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#529C8B
Analogous#9C5288, #9C6652
Triadic#639C52, #52639C
Split complementary#529C66, #52889C
Tetradic#889C52, #529C8B, #66529C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D2D7
Lighter +30%#D6B1B9
Lighter +20%#C4909C
Lighter +10%#B36E7E
Darker −10%#7B404E
Darker −20%#592F39
Darker −30%#381D23
Darker −40%#160C0E
More saturated +25%#BA3453
Less saturated −25%#7E7073

Channel breakdown

R156
G82
B99
Red156 (61.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue346.22°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 52 · B 63

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