Recognised as Colour
#B1909E
- #B1909E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B1909E is a red with RGB values 177, 144, 158 and HSL 335°, 17%, 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
#B1909E#B1909E
HEX#B1909E
RGBrgb(177, 144, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5647, 0.6196
RGB percentages69.4%, 56.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(334.5, 17.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 18.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 10.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,894
CSS custom property--colour: #B1909E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4E6F61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90B1A3
Analogous#B190AF, #B19290
Triadic#9EB190, #909EB1
Split complementary#90B193, #90AFB1
Tetradic#AFB190, #90B1A3, #9390B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G144
B158
Red177 (69.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue334.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 90 · B 9E
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