Recognised as Colour
#9F7870
- #9F7870
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#9F7870 is a red with RGB values 159, 120, 112 and HSL 10°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#9F7870#9F7870
HEX#9F7870
RGBrgb(159, 120, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.4706, 0.4392
RGB percentages62.4%, 47.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(10.2, 19.7%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 29.6%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 29.6%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,451,056
CSS custom property--colour: #9F7870;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#60878F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70979F
Analogous#9F707F, #9F8F70
Triadic#709F78, #78709F
Split complementary#709F8F, #70809F
Tetradic#809F70, #70979F, #90709F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G120
B112
Red159 (62.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue10.21°
Saturation (HSL)19.67%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 78 · B 70
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