Recognised as Colour
#B09199
- #B09199
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B09199 is a red with RGB values 176, 145, 153 and HSL 345°, 16%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B09199#B09199
HEX#B09199
RGBrgb(176, 145, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.5686, 0.6
RGB percentages69%, 56.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(344.5, 16.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 17.6%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 13.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,571,609
CSS custom property--colour: #B09199;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4F6E66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#91B0A8
Analogous#B091A9, #B09991
Triadic#99B091, #9199B0
Split complementary#91B099, #91A9B0
Tetradic#A9B091, #91B0A8, #9891B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G145
B153
Red176 (69%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue344.52°
Saturation (HSL)16.4%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 91 · B 99
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