Recognised as Colour

#9E737D

#9E737D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E737D is a red with RGB values 158, 115, 125 and HSL 346°, 18%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E737D

RGBrgb(158, 115, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.451, 0.4902

RGB percentages62%, 45.1%, 49%

HSLhsl(346, 18.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346, 27.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 27.2%, 20.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,384,253

CSS custom property--colour: #9E737D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#618C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#83817Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A67076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#739E94

Analogous#9E7393, #9E7E73

Triadic#7D9E73, #737D9E

Split complementary#739E7E, #73939E

Tetradic#939E73, #739E94, #7E739E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1ECED

Lighter +30%#DDCDD1

Lighter +20%#C8AFB5

Lighter +10%#B39199

Darker −10%#835B64

Darker −20%#65464D

Darker −30%#473136

Darker −40%#291C1F

More saturated +25%#BC556D

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R158

G115

B125

Red158 (62%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue346.05°

Saturation (HSL)18.14%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 73 · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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