Recognised as Colour
#B39DA3
- #B39DA3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B39DA3 is a red with RGB values 179, 157, 163 and HSL 344°, 13%, 66%. 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
#B39DA3#B39DA3
HEX#B39DA3
RGBrgb(179, 157, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6157, 0.6392
RGB percentages70.2%, 61.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(343.6, 12.6%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 12.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 8.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,299
CSS custom property--colour: #B39DA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4C625C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB3AD
Analogous#B39DAE, #B3A29D
Triadic#A3B39D, #9DA3B3
Split complementary#9DB3A2, #9DAEB3
Tetradic#AEB39D, #9DB3AD, #A29DB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G157
B163
Red179 (70.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)12.64%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9D · B A3
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