Recognised as Colour

#9E8690

#9E8690
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9E8690 is a red with RGB values 158, 134, 144 and HSL 335°, 11%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9E8690

RGBrgb(158, 134, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5255, 0.5647

RGB percentages62%, 52.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(335, 11%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335, 15.2%, 62%)

CMYK0%, 15.2%, 8.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,389,136

CSS custom property--colour: #9E8690;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#61796F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A28589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8 Gray · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#869E94

Analogous#9E869C, #9E8886

Triadic#909E86, #86909E

Split complementary#869E88, #869C9E

Tetradic#9C9E86, #869E94, #88869E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F7F8

Lighter +30%#E2DBDE

Lighter +20%#CBBFC4

Lighter +10%#B5A2AA

Darker −10%#866B76

Darker −20%#69555D

Darker −30%#4D3E44

Darker −40%#31272B

More saturated +25%#B96B8B

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R158

G134

B144

Red158 (62%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue335°

Saturation (HSL)11.01%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9E · G 86 · B 90

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