Recognised as Colour

#9F575B

#9F575B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#9F575B is a red with RGB values 159, 87, 91 and HSL 357°, 29%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#9F575B#9F575B

HEX#9F575B

RGBrgb(159, 87, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.3412, 0.3569

RGB percentages62.4%, 34.1%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(356.7, 29.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 45.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 45.3%, 42.8%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,442,587

CSS custom property--colour: #9F575B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#60A8A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66635Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#77715Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#AB4E59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24 Sienna · ΔE 24.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.7 Brown · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#579F9B

Analogous#9F577F, #9F7757

Triadic#5B9F57, #575B9F

Split complementary#579F77, #577F9F

Tetradic#7F9F57, #579F9B, #77579F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAD8D9

Lighter +30%#D8B7B9

Lighter +20%#C69699

Lighter +10%#B47579

Darker −10%#7E4548

Darker −20%#5D3335

Darker −30%#3C2122

Darker −40%#1B0F10

More saturated +25%#BE3840

Less saturated −25%#807676

Channel breakdown

R159

G87

B91

Red159 (62.4%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue356.67°

Saturation (HSL)29.27%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 57 · B 5B

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