Colour
#B1939C
- #B1939C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B1939C is a red with RGB values 177, 147, 156 and HSL 342°, 16%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B1939C#B1939C
HEX#B1939C
RGBrgb(177, 147, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5765, 0.6118
RGB percentages69.4%, 57.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(342, 16.1%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 16.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 11.9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,637,660
CSS custom property--colour: #B1939C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4E6C63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93B1A8
Analogous#B193AB, #B19993
Triadic#9CB193, #939CB1
Split complementary#93B199, #93ABB1
Tetradic#ABB193, #93B1A8, #9993B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G147
B156
Red177 (69.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 93 · B 9C
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