Recognised as Colour

#B199A0

#B199A0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B199A0 is a red with RGB values 177, 153, 160 and HSL 343°, 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

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HEX#B199A0

RGBrgb(177, 153, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.6, 0.6275

RGB percentages69.4%, 60%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(342.5, 13.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 13.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 13.6%, 9.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,639,200

CSS custom property--colour: #B199A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.3 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#4E665F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A19Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5989Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

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

Rosy brown · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 15.6 Silver · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 17.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99B1AA

Analogous#B199AC, #B19E99

Triadic#A0B199, #99A0B1

Split complementary#99B19E, #99ACB1

Tetradic#ACB199, #99B1AA, #9E99B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0F1

Lighter +20%#DDD3D6

Lighter +10%#C7B6BB

Darker −10%#9B7C85

Darker −20%#81636C

Darker −30%#644D54

Darker −40%#47373C

More saturated +25%#C88397

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R177

G153

B160

Red177 (69.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue342.5°

Saturation (HSL)13.33%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 99 · B A0

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Colour harmonies

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