Colour

#9D8B94

#9D8B94
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9D8B94 is a red with RGB values 157, 139, 148 and HSL 330°, 8%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9D8B94#9D8B94

HEX#9D8B94

RGBrgb(157, 139, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5451, 0.5804

RGB percentages61.6%, 54.5%, 58%

HSLhsl(330, 8.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 11.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 5.7%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,324,884

CSS custom property--colour: #9D8B94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#62746B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#909194no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A08B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.6 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B9D94

Analogous#9D8B9D, #9D8B8B

Triadic#949D8B, #8B949D

Split complementary#8B9D8B, #8B9D9D

Tetradic#9D9D8B, #8B9D94, #8B8B9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAFA

Lighter +30%#E3DEE1

Lighter +20%#CCC2C7

Lighter +10%#B4A7AD

Darker −10%#85707A

Darker −20%#695961

Darker −30%#4E4147

Darker −40%#322A2E

More saturated +25%#B87094

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R157

G139

B148

Red157 (61.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)8.41%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 8B · B 94

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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