Colour

#9C6C7B

#9C6C7B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9C6C7B is a red with RGB values 156, 108, 123 and HSL 341°, 20%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9C6C7B#9C6C7B

HEX#9C6C7B

RGBrgb(156, 108, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4235, 0.4824

RGB percentages61.2%, 42.4%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(341.3, 19.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 30.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 30.8%, 21.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,251,387

CSS custom property--colour: #9C6C7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#639384

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72747Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7D7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A46A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C9C8D

Analogous#9C6C93, #9C756C

Triadic#7B9C6C, #6C7B9C

Split complementary#6C9C75, #6C939C

Tetradic#939C6C, #6C9C8D, #756C9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE6E8

Lighter +30%#DAC7CD

Lighter +20%#C5A9B2

Lighter +10%#B18A96

Darker −10%#7F5663

Darker −20%#61414B

Darker −30%#422D33

Darker −40%#24181C

More saturated +25%#BB4D6F

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R156

G108

B123

Red156 (61.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue341.25°

Saturation (HSL)19.51%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 6C · B 7B

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Colour values

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