Colour
#9D8B88
- #9D8B88
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#9D8B88 is a red with RGB values 157, 139, 136 and HSL 9°, 10%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#9D8B88#9D8B88
HEX#9D8B88
RGBrgb(157, 139, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5451, 0.5333
RGB percentages61.6%, 54.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(8.6, 9.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 13.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 13.4%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,324,872
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8B88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#627477
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#889A9D
Analogous#9D888F, #9D9588
Triadic#889D8B, #8B889D
Split complementary#889D95, #888F9D
Tetradic#8F9D88, #889A9D, #95889D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G139
B136
Red157 (61.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8B · B 88
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