Colour
#B39E99
- #B39E99
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B39E99 is a red with RGB values 179, 158, 153 and HSL 12°, 15%, 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
#B39E99#B39E99
HEX#B39E99
RGBrgb(179, 158, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6196, 0.6
RGB percentages70.2%, 62%, 60%
HSLhsl(11.5, 14.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 14.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 14.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,771,545
CSS custom property--colour: #B39E99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 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#4C6166
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#99AEB3
Analogous#B399A1, #B3AB99
Triadic#99B39E, #9E99B3
Split complementary#99B3AB, #99A1B3
Tetradic#A1B399, #99AEB3, #AB99B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G158
B153
Red179 (70.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)14.61%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9E · B 99
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