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Recognised as Colour

#9D9172

  • #9D9172
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#9D9172 is a orange with RGB values 157, 145, 114 and HSL 43°, 18%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#9D9172#9D9172
HEX#9D9172
RGBrgb(157, 145, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5686, 0.4471
RGB percentages61.6%, 56.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(43.3, 18%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 27.4%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 27.4%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,386
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28634WCAG 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 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#626E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#989070no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A48C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#727E9D
Analogous#9D7B72, #939D72
Triadic#729D91, #91729D
Split complementary#72949D, #7B729D
Tetradic#729D7B, #727E9D, #9D7294

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F1EFEA
Lighter +30%#DCD7CC
Lighter +20%#C7C0AE
Lighter +10%#B2A890
Darker −10%#82775A
Darker −20%#645B45
Darker −30%#464030
Darker −40%#28241B
More saturated +25%#BB9E54
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R157
G145
B114
Red157 (61.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue43.26°
Saturation (HSL)17.99%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 91 · B 72

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