Recognised as Colour

#9D898F

#9D898F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9D898F is a red with RGB values 157, 137, 143 and HSL 342°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9D898F#9D898F

HEX#9D898F

RGBrgb(157, 137, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5373, 0.5608

RGB percentages61.6%, 53.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(342, 9.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 12.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 8.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,324,367

CSS custom property--colour: #9D898F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#627670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A1888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.9 Dark grey · ΔE 13.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Dim grey · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#899D97

Analogous#9D8999, #9D8D89

Triadic#8F9D89, #898F9D

Split complementary#899D8D, #89999D

Tetradic#999D89, #899D97, #8D899D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8F9

Lighter +30%#E2DDDE

Lighter +20%#CBC1C4

Lighter +10%#B4A5A9

Darker −10%#856E75

Darker −20%#69575C

Darker −30%#4D4044

Darker −40%#31292B

More saturated +25%#B86E84

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R157

G137

B143

Red157 (61.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)9.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 89 · B 8F

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