Colour
#B1999F
- #B1999F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B1999F is a red with RGB values 177, 153, 159 and HSL 345°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B1999F#B1999F
HEX#B1999F
RGBrgb(177, 153, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6, 0.6235
RGB percentages69.4%, 60%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(345, 13.3%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 13.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 10.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,639,199
CSS custom property--colour: #B1999F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#4E6660
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99B1AB
Analogous#B199AB, #B19F99
Triadic#9FB199, #999FB1
Split complementary#99B19F, #99ABB1
Tetradic#ABB199, #99B1AB, #9F99B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G153
B159
Red177 (69.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)13.33%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 99 · B 9F
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