Recognised as Colour

#9F8486

#9F8486
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#9F8486 is a red with RGB values 159, 132, 134 and HSL 356°, 12%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#9F8486

RGBrgb(159, 132, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5176, 0.5255

RGB percentages62.4%, 51.8%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(355.6, 12.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 17%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 17%, 15.7%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,454,150

CSS custom property--colour: #9F8486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#607B79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A58285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.5 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#849F9D

Analogous#9F8493, #9F8F84

Triadic#869F84, #84869F

Split complementary#849F8F, #84939F

Tetradic#939F84, #849F9D, #8F849F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7F7

Lighter +30%#E2DADB

Lighter +20%#CCBDBE

Lighter +10%#B5A1A2

Darker −10%#87696B

Darker −20%#6A5355

Darker −30%#4E3C3E

Darker −40%#312627

More saturated +25%#BA696F

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R159

G132

B134

Red159 (62.4%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue355.56°

Saturation (HSL)12.33%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 84 · B 86

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