Recognised as Colour

#9C7E86

#9C7E86
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9C7E86 is a red with RGB values 156, 126, 134 and HSL 344°, 13%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9C7E86

RGBrgb(156, 126, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.4941, 0.5255

RGB percentages61.2%, 49.4%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(344, 13.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344, 19.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 19.2%, 14.1%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,256,006

CSS custom property--colour: #9C7E86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#638179

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#888885no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A17D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11 Gray · ΔE 13.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 18.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E9C94

Analogous#9C7E95, #9C857E

Triadic#869C7E, #7E869C

Split complementary#7E9C85, #7E959C

Tetradic#959C7E, #7E9C94, #857E9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F1F2

Lighter +30%#DED5D7

Lighter +20%#C8B8BC

Lighter +10%#B29BA1

Darker −10%#83646C

Darker −20%#664E54

Darker −30%#49383D

Darker −40%#2C2225

More saturated +25%#B96279

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R156

G126

B134

Red156 (61.2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue344°

Saturation (HSL)13.16%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 7E · B 86

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