Recognised as Colour

#9D797E

#9D797E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9D797E is a red with RGB values 157, 121, 126 and HSL 352°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9D797E

RGBrgb(157, 121, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.4745, 0.4941

RGB percentages61.6%, 47.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(351.7, 15.5%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 22.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.9%, 19.7%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,320,254

CSS custom property--colour: #9D797E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#628681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7E7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#87857Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A4767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 15.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#799D98

Analogous#9D7990, #9D8679

Triadic#7E9D79, #797E9D

Split complementary#799D86, #79909D

Tetradic#909D79, #799D98, #86799D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3EFEF

Lighter +30%#DED1D3

Lighter +20%#C8B4B7

Lighter +10%#B3969A

Darker −10%#836065

Darker −20%#664A4E

Darker −30%#483537

Darker −40%#2B1F21

More saturated +25%#BA5C69

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R157

G121

B126

Red157 (61.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue351.67°

Saturation (HSL)15.52%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 79 · B 7E

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Colour values

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