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Recognised as Colour

#9C6F72

  • #9C6F72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9C6F72 is a red with RGB values 156, 111, 114 and HSL 356°, 19%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9C6F72#9C6F72
HEX#9C6F72
RGBrgb(156, 111, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4353, 0.4471
RGB percentages61.2%, 43.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(356, 18.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356, 28.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 28.8%, 26.9%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,252,146
CSS custom property--colour: #9C6F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#63908D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777672no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#817E71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A56B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3Gray · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 26Dark grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F9C99
Analogous#9C6F89, #9C836F
Triadic#729C6F, #6F729C
Split complementary#6F9C83, #6F899C
Tetradic#899C6F, #6F9C99, #836F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE8E8
Lighter +30%#DACACB
Lighter +20%#C6ABAD
Lighter +10%#B18D90
Darker −10%#80585B
Darker −20%#624345
Darker −30%#442E30
Darker −40%#251A1A
More saturated +25%#BA5158
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R156
G111
B114
Red156 (61.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue356°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 6F · B 72

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