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Recognised as Colour

#9F6C70

  • #9F6C70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#9F6C70 is a red with RGB values 159, 108, 112 and HSL 355°, 21%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#9F6C70#9F6C70
HEX#9F6C70
RGBrgb(159, 108, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4235, 0.4392
RGB percentages62.4%, 42.4%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(355.3, 21%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 32.1%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 29.6%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,447,984
CSS custom property--colour: #9F6C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#60938F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#757470no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#817D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A9676Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 21.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Pale violetred · ΔE 27Dark grey · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C9F9B
Analogous#9F6C8A, #9F826C
Triadic#709F6C, #6C709F
Split complementary#6C9F82, #6C8A9F
Tetradic#8A9F6C, #6C9F9B, #826C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0E7E8
Lighter +30%#DBC9CA
Lighter +20%#C7AAAC
Lighter +10%#B38B8E
Darker −10%#835559
Darker −20%#644144
Darker −30%#452D2F
Darker −40%#26191A
More saturated +25%#BD4E56
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R159
G108
B112
Red159 (62.4%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue355.29°
Saturation (HSL)20.99%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 6C · B 70

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