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Recognised as Colour

#9C686A

  • #9C686A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9C686A is a red with RGB values 156, 104, 106 and HSL 358°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9C686A#9C686A
HEX#9C686A
RGBrgb(156, 104, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4078, 0.4157
RGB percentages61.2%, 40.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(357.7, 20.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 33.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 32.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,250,346
CSS custom property--colour: #9C686A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#639795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72706Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A66369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 23Pale violetred · ΔE 27.7Indian red · ΔE 28.1Dark salmon · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#689C9A
Analogous#9C6884, #9C8068
Triadic#6A9C68, #686A9C
Split complementary#689C80, #68849C
Tetradic#849C68, #689C9A, #80689C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE3E4
Lighter +30%#D9C4C5
Lighter +20%#C4A6A7
Lighter +10%#B08788
Darker −10%#7E5354
Darker −20%#5F3F40
Darker −30%#412A2B
Darker −40%#221617
More saturated +25%#BB494D
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R156
G104
B106
Red156 (61.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue357.69°
Saturation (HSL)20.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 68 · B 6A

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