Colour

#9C5D52

#9C5D52
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#9C5D52 is a red with RGB values 156, 93, 82 and HSL 9°, 31%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#9C5D52

RGBrgb(156, 93, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.3647, 0.3216

RGB percentages61.2%, 36.5%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(8.9, 31.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 47.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 40.4%, 47.4%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,247,506

CSS custom property--colour: #9C5D52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#63A2AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6651no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7351no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A8545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 19.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Indian red · ΔE 22.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 26 Light coral · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52919C

Analogous#9C526C, #9C8252

Triadic#529C5D, #5D529C

Split complementary#529C82, #526C9C

Tetradic#6C9C52, #52919C, #82529C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D6D2

Lighter +30%#D6B6B1

Lighter +20%#C49790

Lighter +10%#B3786E

Darker −10%#7B4940

Darker −20%#59352F

Darker −30%#38211D

Darker −40%#160D0C

More saturated +25%#BA4834

Less saturated −25%#7E7270

Channel breakdown

R156

G93

B82

Red156 (61.2%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue8.92°

Saturation (HSL)31.09%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 5D · B 52

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