Recognised as Colour

#D96B5E

#D96B5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#D96B5E is a red with RGB values 217, 107, 94 and HSL 6°, 62%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#D96B5E#D96B5E

HEX#D96B5E

RGBrgb(217, 107, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4196, 0.3686

RGB percentages85.1%, 42%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(6.3, 61.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 56.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 50.7%, 56.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,248,798

CSS custom property--colour: #D96B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#2694A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1955Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EC5968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.7 Salmon · ΔE 9.8 Light coral · ΔE 11.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1 Sienna · ΔE 20.8 Light salmon · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5ECCD9

Analogous#D95E8F, #D9A95E

Triadic#5ED96B, #6B5ED9

Split complementary#5ED9A9, #5E8ED9

Tetradic#8ED95E, #5ECCD9, #A85ED9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6DDDA

Lighter +20%#ECB7B1

Lighter +10%#E39187

Darker −10%#CF4535

Darker −20%#A93628

Darker −30%#80281E

Darker −40%#571B14

More saturated +25%#F25745

Less saturated −25%#C07F77

Channel breakdown

R217

G107

B94

Red217 (85.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue6.34°

Saturation (HSL)61.81%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G 6B · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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