Recognised as Colour

#9D5F5D

#9D5F5D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9D5F5D is a red with RGB values 157, 95, 93 and HSL 2°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9D5F5D#9D5F5D

HEX#9D5F5D

RGBrgb(157, 95, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.3725, 0.3647

RGB percentages61.6%, 37.3%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(1.9, 25.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 40.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 39.5%, 40.8%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,313,565

CSS custom property--colour: #9D5F5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#62A0A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B755Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A9575Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Sienna · ΔE 24.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1 Light coral · ΔE 27.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D9B9D

Analogous#9D5D7B, #9D7F5D

Triadic#5D9D5F, #5F5D9D

Split complementary#5D9D7F, #5D7B9D

Tetradic#7B9D5D, #5D9B9D, #7F5D9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EADCDC

Lighter +30%#D7BDBC

Lighter +20%#C49D9C

Lighter +10%#B17D7C

Darker −10%#7D4C4A

Darker −20%#5D3837

Darker −30%#3D2524

Darker −40%#1D1111

More saturated +25%#BC423E

Less saturated −25%#7E7C7C

Channel breakdown

R157

G95

B93

Red157 (61.6%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue1.88°

Saturation (HSL)25.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 5F · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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