Colour

#DF9797

#DF9797
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#DF9797 is a red with RGB values 223, 151, 151 and HSL 0°, 53%, 73%. 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#DF9797

RGBrgb(223, 151, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5922, 0.5922

RGB percentages87.5%, 59.2%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(0, 52.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 32.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 32.3%, 32.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,653,335

CSS custom property--colour: #DF9797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#206868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6AF96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#ED8F97no 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 text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5 Light pink · ΔE 13 Pink · ΔE 16.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.7 Light coral · ΔE 18.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97DFDF

Analogous#DF97BB, #DFBB97

Triadic#97DF97, #9797DF

Split complementary#97DFBB, #97BBDF

Tetradic#BBDF97, #97DFDF, #BB97DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E5E5

Lighter +10%#EBBEBE

Darker −10%#D37070

Darker −20%#C74949

Darker −30%#A93434

Darker −40%#822828

More saturated +25%#F08686

Less saturated −25%#CEA8A8

Channel breakdown

R223

G151

B151

Red223 (87.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G 97 · B 97

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Colour values

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