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Recognised as Colour

#9F908C

  • #9F908C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#9F908C is a red with RGB values 159, 144, 140 and HSL 13°, 9%, 59%. 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

#9F908C#9F908C
HEX#9F908C
RGBrgb(159, 144, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5647, 0.549
RGB percentages62.4%, 56.5%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(12.6, 9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 11.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 11.9%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,457,228
CSS custom property--colour: #9F908C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#606F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93918Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97948Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A38E8Fno 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 text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Rosy brown · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 17.7Silver · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9B9F
Analogous#9F8C92, #9F9A8C
Triadic#8C9F90, #908C9F
Split complementary#8C9F99, #8C929F
Tetradic#929F8C, #8C9B9F, #998C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFB
Lighter +30%#E5E0DF
Lighter +20%#CDC6C4
Lighter +10%#B6ABA8
Darker −10%#877671
Darker −20%#6B5D5A
Darker −30%#504542
Darker −40%#342D2B
More saturated +25%#B98172
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R159
G144
B140
Red159 (62.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue12.63°
Saturation (HSL)9%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 90 · B 8C

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