Colour

#9E655F

#9E655F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E655F is a red with RGB values 158, 101, 95 and HSL 6°, 25%, 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

#9E655F#9E655F

HEX#9E655F

RGBrgb(158, 101, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.3961, 0.3725

RGB percentages62%, 39.6%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(5.7, 24.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 39.9%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 36.1%, 39.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,380,639

CSS custom property--colour: #9E655F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#619AA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F785Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A95E64no 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 text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17 Sienna · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 26.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F989E

Analogous#9E5F78, #9E855F

Triadic#5F9E65, #655F9E

Split complementary#5F9E84, #5F799E

Tetradic#799E5F, #5F989E, #855F9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBDFDE

Lighter +30%#D8C1BE

Lighter +20%#C5A29E

Lighter +10%#B2837E

Darker −10%#7E514C

Darker −20%#5E3C39

Darker −30%#3E2826

Darker −40%#1F1412

More saturated +25%#BE4B3F

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R158

G101

B95

Red158 (62%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue5.71°

Saturation (HSL)24.9%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 65 · B 5F

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