Colour

#9C5559

#9C5559
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9C5559 is a red with RGB values 156, 85, 89 and HSL 357°, 29%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9C5559

RGBrgb(156, 85, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.349

RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(356.6, 29.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 45.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 42.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,245,465

CSS custom property--colour: #9C5559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#63AAA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636159no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#756F58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A84C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7 Sienna · ΔE 24.9 Light coral · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#559C98

Analogous#9C557D, #9C7455

Triadic#599C55, #55599C

Split complementary#559C74, #557D9C

Tetradic#7D9C55, #559C98, #74559C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D5D6

Lighter +30%#D6B4B6

Lighter +20%#C49396

Lighter +10%#B27276

Darker −10%#7B4346

Darker −20%#5A3133

Darker −30%#391F20

Darker −40%#180D0E

More saturated +25%#BA373E

Less saturated −25%#7E7374

Channel breakdown

R156

G85

B89

Red156 (61.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue356.62°

Saturation (HSL)29.46%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B 59

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