Colour

#9C5563

#9C5563
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C5563 is a red with RGB values 156, 85, 99 and HSL 348°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9C5563#9C5563

HEX#9C5563

RGBrgb(156, 85, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.3882

RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(348.2, 29.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 45.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 36.5%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,245,475

CSS custom property--colour: #9C5563;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#63AA9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616263no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#736F62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#A74E5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.6 Light coral · ΔE 28.3 Sienna · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#559C8E

Analogous#9C5587, #9C6A55

Triadic#639C55, #55639C

Split complementary#559C6A, #55879C

Tetradic#879C55, #559C8E, #6A559C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D5D9

Lighter +30%#D6B4BB

Lighter +20%#C4939D

Lighter +10%#B2727F

Darker −10%#7B434E

Darker −20%#5A3139

Darker −30%#391F24

Darker −40%#180D0F

More saturated +25%#BA3751

Less saturated −25%#7E7375

Channel breakdown

R156

G85

B99

Red156 (61.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue348.17°

Saturation (HSL)29.46%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B 63

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