Recognised as Colour

#9C5566

#9C5566
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9C5566 is a red with RGB values 156, 85, 102 and HSL 346°, 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

#9C5566#9C5566

HEX#9C5566

RGBrgb(156, 85, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3333, 0.4

RGB percentages61.2%, 33.3%, 40%

HSLhsl(345.6, 29.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 45.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 34.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,245,478

CSS custom property--colour: #9C5566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#63AA99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616266no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#737064no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A74F5Bno 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 text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7 Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Light coral · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5 Sienna · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#559C8B

Analogous#9C558A, #9C6755

Triadic#669C55, #55669C

Split complementary#559C67, #558A9C

Tetradic#8A9C55, #559C8B, #67559C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D5DA

Lighter +30%#D6B4BC

Lighter +20%#C4939F

Lighter +10%#B27281

Darker −10%#7B4350

Darker −20%#5A313B

Darker −30%#391F25

Darker −40%#180D10

More saturated +25%#BA3756

Less saturated −25%#7E7376

Channel breakdown

R156

G85

B102

Red156 (61.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue345.63°

Saturation (HSL)29.46%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 55 · B 66

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