Recognised as Colour
#B297A0
- #B297A0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B297A0 is a red with RGB values 178, 151, 160 and HSL 340°, 15%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B297A0#B297A0
HEX#B297A0
RGBrgb(178, 151, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5922, 0.6275
RGB percentages69.8%, 59.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(340, 14.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 15.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 10.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,704,224
CSS custom property--colour: #B297A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4D685F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B2A9
Analogous#B297AD, #B29B97
Triadic#A0B297, #97A0B2
Split complementary#97B29B, #97AEB2
Tetradic#ADB297, #97B2A9, #9C97B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G151
B160
Red178 (69.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)14.92%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 97 · B A0
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