Colour

#D9A79E

#D9A79E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#D9A79E is a red with RGB values 217, 167, 158 and HSL 9°, 44%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#D9A79E

RGBrgb(217, 167, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6549, 0.6196

RGB percentages85.1%, 65.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(9.2, 43.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 27.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK0%, 23%, 27.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,264,222

CSS custom property--colour: #D9A79E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#265861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1AD9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E5A1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.5 Light pink · ΔE 15.2 Pink · ΔE 15.4 Tan · ΔE 17.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.7 Peach puff · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9ED0D9

Analogous#D99EB3, #D9C59E

Triadic#9ED9A7, #A79ED9

Split complementary#9ED9C5, #9EB3D9

Tetradic#B3D99E, #9ED0D9, #C49ED9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E9E7

Lighter +10%#E7C8C3

Darker −10%#CB8679

Darker −20%#BC6555

Darker −30%#A04D3E

Darker −40%#7B3C30

More saturated +25%#EA9B8D

Less saturated −25%#C8B3AF

Channel breakdown

R217

G167

B158

Red217 (85.1%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue9.15°

Saturation (HSL)43.7%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D9 · G A7 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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