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Recognised as Colour

#9D505B

  • #9D505B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#9D505B is a red with RGB values 157, 80, 91 and HSL 351°, 32%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9D505B#9D505B
HEX#9D505B
RGBrgb(157, 80, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3137, 0.3569
RGB percentages61.6%, 31.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(351.4, 32.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.4, 49%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 49%, 42%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,309,723
CSS custom property--colour: #9D505B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#62AFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5F5E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#726D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#A94754no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#509D92
Analogous#9D5081, #9D6C50
Triadic#5B9D50, #505B9D
Split complementary#509D6C, #50829D
Tetradic#819D50, #509D92, #6C509D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E8D1D4
Lighter +30%#D6B0B5
Lighter +20%#C58E96
Lighter +10%#B46C76
Darker −10%#7B3F47
Darker −20%#592E34
Darker −30%#381C20
Darker −40%#160B0D
More saturated +25%#BB3246
Less saturated −25%#7F6E70

Channel breakdown

R157
G80
B91
Red157 (61.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue351.43°
Saturation (HSL)32.49%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 50 · B 5B

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