Recognised as Colour

#D79B91

#D79B91
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D79B91 is a red with RGB values 215, 155, 145 and HSL 9°, 47%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D79B91

RGBrgb(215, 155, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6078, 0.5686

RGB percentages84.3%, 60.8%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(8.6, 46.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 32.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.9%, 32.6%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,065

CSS custom property--colour: #D79B91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#28646E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8A290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6AE90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E49398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.3 Light pink · ΔE 16.3 Pink · ΔE 18.1 Tan · ΔE 19.9 Burlywood · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91CDD7

Analogous#D791AA, #D7BE91

Triadic#91D79B, #9B91D7

Split complementary#91D7BE, #91AAD7

Tetradic#AAD791, #91CDD7, #BE91D7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2DFDC

Lighter +10%#E5BDB6

Darker −10%#C9796C

Darker −20%#BC5746

Darker −30%#984537

Darker −40%#72342A

More saturated +25%#EA8E7E

Less saturated −25%#C4A8A4

Channel breakdown

R215

G155

B145

Red215 (84.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9B · B 91

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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