Recognised as Colour

#B2989A

#B2989A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B2989A is a red with RGB values 178, 152, 154 and HSL 355°, 14%, 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#B2989A

RGBrgb(178, 152, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5961, 0.6039

RGB percentages69.8%, 59.6%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(355.4, 14.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 14.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 14.6%, 13.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,704,474

CSS custom property--colour: #B2989A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#4D6765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B89699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 15.5 Silver · ΔE 16.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98B2B0

Analogous#B298A7, #B2A398

Triadic#9AB298, #989AB2

Split complementary#98B2A3, #98A7B2

Tetradic#A7B298, #98B2B0, #A398B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0F0

Lighter +20%#DED2D3

Lighter +10%#C8B5B7

Darker −10%#9C7B7D

Darker −20%#826264

Darker −30%#654C4E

Darker −40%#483637

More saturated +25%#C98287

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R178

G152

B154

Red178 (69.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue355.38°

Saturation (HSL)14.44%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 98 · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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