Colour

#B2A3A1

#B2A3A1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B2A3A1 is a red with RGB values 178, 163, 161 and HSL 7°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B2A3A1#B2A3A1

HEX#B2A3A1

RGBrgb(178, 163, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6392, 0.6314

RGB percentages69.8%, 63.9%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(7.1, 9.9%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 9.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.4%, 9.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,707,297

CSS custom property--colour: #B2A3A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#4D5C5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9A7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B6A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6 Silver · ΔE 11.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Light grey · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1B0B2

Analogous#B2A1A8, #B2ABA1

Triadic#A1B2A3, #A3A1B2

Split complementary#A1B2AB, #A1A8B2

Tetradic#A8B2A1, #A1B0B2, #ABA1B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F5F5

Lighter +20%#E0DAD9

Lighter +10%#C9BEBD

Darker −10%#9B8885

Darker −20%#826D6B

Darker −30%#665654

Darker −40%#4A3E3D

More saturated +25%#C7938C

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R178

G163

B161

Red178 (69.8%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue7.06°

Saturation (HSL)9.94%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G A3 · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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