Recognised as Colour

#9F8F8B

#9F8F8B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#9F8F8B is a red with RGB values 159, 143, 139 and HSL 12°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#9F8F8B#9F8F8B

HEX#9F8F8B

RGBrgb(159, 143, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5608, 0.5451

RGB percentages62.4%, 56.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(12, 9.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 12.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 12.6%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,456,971

CSS custom property--colour: #9F8F8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#607074

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92918Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#96948Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A38D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.8 Dark grey · ΔE 10.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Silver · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B9B9F

Analogous#9F8B91, #9F998B

Triadic#8B9F8F, #8F8B9F

Split complementary#8B9F99, #8B919F

Tetradic#919F8B, #8B9B9F, #998B9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFB

Lighter +30%#E4E0DF

Lighter +20%#CDC5C3

Lighter +10%#B6AAA7

Darker −10%#877570

Darker −20%#6B5C59

Darker −30%#4F4442

Darker −40%#332C2B

More saturated +25%#BA7F70

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R159

G143

B139

Red159 (62.4%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)9.43%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9F · G 8F · B 8B

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Colour harmonies

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