Recognised as Colour

#9E6460

#9E6460
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E6460 is a red with RGB values 158, 100, 96 and HSL 4°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E6460

RGBrgb(158, 100, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3922, 0.3765

RGB percentages62%, 39.2%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(3.9, 24.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 39.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 36.7%, 39.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,380,384

CSS custom property--colour: #9E6460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#619B9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706C5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E785Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A95D63no 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 text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Sienna · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 26.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#609A9E

Analogous#9E607B, #9E8360

Triadic#609E64, #64609E

Split complementary#609E83, #607B9E

Tetradic#7B9E60, #609A9E, #83609E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFDF

Lighter +30%#D8C1BF

Lighter +20%#C5A29F

Lighter +10%#B2837F

Darker −10%#7E504D

Darker −20%#5F3C39

Darker −30%#3F2826

Darker −40%#1F1413

More saturated +25%#BE4840

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R158

G100

B96

Red158 (62%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue3.87°

Saturation (HSL)24.41%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 64 · B 60

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