Colour

#B2999E

#B2999E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B2999E is a red with RGB values 178, 153, 158 and HSL 348°, 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#B2999E

RGBrgb(178, 153, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6, 0.6196

RGB percentages69.8%, 60%, 62%

HSLhsl(348, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 14%, 11.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,704,734

CSS custom property--colour: #B2999E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#4D6661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9D9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A19Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7989Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.2 Dark grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 15.7 Silver · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99B2AD

Analogous#B299AA, #B2A099

Triadic#9EB299, #999EB2

Split complementary#99B2A0, #99AAB2

Tetradic#AAB299, #99B2AD, #A099B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F0F1

Lighter +20%#DED3D5

Lighter +10%#C8B6BA

Darker −10%#9C7C82

Darker −20%#826369

Darker −30%#654D52

Darker −40%#48373A

More saturated +25%#C88391

Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R178

G153

B158

Red178 (69.8%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)13.97%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 99 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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