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Recognised as Colour

#9E5E5C

  • #9E5E5C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E5E5C is a red with RGB values 158, 94, 92 and HSL 2°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9E5E5C#9E5E5C
HEX#9E5E5C
RGBrgb(158, 94, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3686, 0.3608
RGB percentages62%, 36.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(1.8, 26.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.8, 41.8%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 41.8%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,378,844
CSS custom property--colour: #9E5E5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#61A1A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B685Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B745Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA565Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Indian red · ΔE 22.3Sienna · ΔE 23.8Light coral · ΔE 26.5Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7Dark salmon · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C9C9E
Analogous#9E5C7B, #9E7F5C
Triadic#5C9E5E, #5E5C9E
Split complementary#5C9E7F, #5C7B9E
Tetradic#7B9E5C, #5C9C9E, #7F5C9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EADCDC
Lighter +30%#D8BCBB
Lighter +20%#C59C9B
Lighter +10%#B27D7B
Darker −10%#7E4B49
Darker −20%#5E3836
Darker −30%#3D2424
Darker −40%#1D1111
More saturated +25%#BD413D
Less saturated −25%#7F7B7B

Channel breakdown

R158
G94
B92
Red158 (62%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue1.82°
Saturation (HSL)26.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 5E · B 5C

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