Information about #995E6A color

#995E6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#995E6A falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 94, 106) — 60% red, 36.9% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 18 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #995E6A reads as a softly toned earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rose Dust (#9E5E6F). Slightly further away sit Mauve Taupe (#915F6D) and Copper Rose (#996666).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 94, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #995E6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#995E6A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#995E6A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #995E6A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#995E6A
  • RGB153, 94, 106
  • CMYK0, 23, 18, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 94, 106)
  • HSL348°, 24%, 48%
  • HSL Precise347.797°, 23.887%, 48.431%
  • HSV348°, 39%, 60%
  • HSB348°, 39%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.369, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.369, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.369, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID995E6A
  • DECIMAL ID10051178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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