Recognised as Colour

#9D5567

#9D5567
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#9D5567 is a red with RGB values 157, 85, 103 and HSL 345°, 30%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#9D5567

RGBrgb(157, 85, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3333, 0.4039

RGB percentages61.6%, 33.3%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(345, 29.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345, 45.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 34.4%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,311,015

CSS custom property--colour: #9D5567;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#62AA98

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#616367no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#737065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Tritanopia#A84F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 24.5 Light coral · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32 Sienna · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#559D8B

Analogous#9D558B, #9D6755

Triadic#679D55, #55679D

Split complementary#559D67, #558B9D

Tetradic#8B9D55, #559D8B, #67559D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9D5DA

Lighter +30%#D7B4BD

Lighter +20%#C593A0

Lighter +10%#B37282

Darker −10%#7C4351

Darker −20%#5B313C

Darker −30%#3A1F26

Darker −40%#190D10

More saturated +25%#BB3758

Less saturated −25%#7F7376

Channel breakdown

R157

G85

B103

Red157 (61.6%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue345°

Saturation (HSL)29.75%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 55 · B 67

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