Recognised as Colour
#B29E9A
- #B29E9A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B29E9A is a red with RGB values 178, 158, 154 and HSL 10°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B29E9A#B29E9A
HEX#B29E9A
RGBrgb(178, 158, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6196, 0.6039
RGB percentages69.8%, 62%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(10, 13.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 13.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 13.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,706,010
CSS custom property--colour: #B29E9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4D6165
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AAEB2
Analogous#B29AA2, #B2AA9A
Triadic#9AB29E, #9E9AB2
Split complementary#9AB2AA, #9AA2B2
Tetradic#A2B29A, #9AAEB2, #AA9AB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G158
B154
Red178 (69.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)13.48%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 9E · B 9A
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