Recognised as Colour

#9E6869

#9E6869
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E6869 is a red with RGB values 158, 104, 105 and HSL 359°, 22%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E6869

RGBrgb(158, 104, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.4078, 0.4118

RGB percentages62%, 40.8%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(358.9, 21.8%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 34.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 34.2%, 33.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,381,417

CSS custom property--colour: #9E6869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#619796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727069no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7A68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A86269no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#689E9D

Analogous#9E6884, #9E8268

Triadic#699E68, #68699E

Split complementary#689E82, #68849E

Tetradic#849E68, #689E9D, #82689E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE4E4

Lighter +30%#DAC5C6

Lighter +20%#C6A6A7

Lighter +10%#B28788

Darker −10%#805353

Darker −20%#613F3F

Darker −30%#422B2B

Darker −40%#231717

More saturated +25%#BD494B

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R158

G104

B105

Red158 (62%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue358.89°

Saturation (HSL)21.77%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 68 · B 69

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