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Recognised as Colour

#9C6673

  • #9C6673
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9C6673 is a red with RGB values 156, 102, 115 and HSL 346°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9C6673#9C6673
HEX#9C6673
RGBrgb(156, 102, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4, 0.451
RGB percentages61.2%, 40%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(345.6, 21.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 34.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.6%, 26.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,249,843
CSS custom property--colour: #9C6673;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#63998C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6F73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7972no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5626Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 24.1Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#669C8F
Analogous#9C668E, #9C7466
Triadic#739C66, #66739C
Split complementary#669C74, #668E9C
Tetradic#8E9C66, #669C8F, #74669C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE2E4
Lighter +30%#D8C3C8
Lighter +20%#C4A4AC
Lighter +10%#B0858F
Darker −10%#7E515C
Darker −20%#5F3D45
Darker −30%#40292F
Darker −40%#211518
More saturated +25%#BC4663
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R156
G102
B115
Red156 (61.2%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue345.56°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 66 · B 73

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