Colour
#B39097
- #B39097
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B39097 is a red with RGB values 179, 144, 151 and HSL 348°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B39097#B39097
HEX#B39097
RGBrgb(179, 144, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5647, 0.5922
RGB percentages70.2%, 56.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(348, 18.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 19.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 15.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,959
CSS custom property--colour: #B39097;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4C6F68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90B3AC
Analogous#B390A9, #B39B90
Triadic#97B390, #9097B3
Split complementary#90B39B, #90A9B3
Tetradic#A9B390, #90B3AC, #9B90B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G144
B151
Red179 (70.2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)18.72%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 90 · B 97
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