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Recognised as Colour

#9E5968

  • #9E5968
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#9E5968 is a red with RGB values 158, 89, 104 and HSL 347°, 28%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#9E5968#9E5968
HEX#9E5968
RGBrgb(158, 89, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.349, 0.4078
RGB percentages62%, 34.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(347, 27.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 43.7%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 34.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,377,576
CSS custom property--colour: #9E5968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#61A697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#656568no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#767267no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9535Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 22Indian red · ΔE 24.5Light coral · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.5Gray · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#599E8F
Analogous#9E598A, #9E6D59
Triadic#689E59, #59689E
Split complementary#599E6D, #598A9E
Tetradic#8B9E59, #599E8F, #6D599E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAD9DD
Lighter +30%#D7B9BF
Lighter +20%#C598A2
Lighter +10%#B37784
Darker −10%#7D4753
Darker −20%#5D343D
Darker −30%#3C2228
Darker −40%#1C0F12
More saturated +25%#BD3A57
Less saturated −25%#7F7879

Channel breakdown

R158
G89
B104
Red158 (62%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue346.96°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 59 · B 68

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