Colour

#9E5656

#9E5656
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9E5656 is a red with RGB values 158, 86, 86 and HSL 0°, 30%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#9E5656

RGBrgb(158, 86, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3373, 0.3373

RGB percentages62%, 33.7%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(0, 29.5%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 45.6%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 45.6%, 45.6%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,376,790

CSS custom property--colour: #9E5656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#61A9A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656256no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#777055no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AB4D57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Sienna · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4 Light coral · ΔE 25.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6 Brown · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#569E9E

Analogous#9E567A, #9E7A56

Triadic#569E56, #56569E

Split complementary#569E7A, #567A9E

Tetradic#7A9E56, #569E9E, #7A569E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9D7D7

Lighter +30%#D7B6B6

Lighter +20%#C59595

Lighter +10%#B37474

Darker −10%#7D4444

Darker −20%#5C3232

Darker −30%#3B2020

Darker −40%#1A0E0E

More saturated +25%#BD3838

Less saturated −25%#807575

Channel breakdown

R158

G86

B86

Red158 (62%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)29.51%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 56 · B 56

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