Colour
#B4948B
- #B4948B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B4948B is a red with RGB values 180, 148, 139 and HSL 13°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B4948B#B4948B
HEX#B4948B
RGBrgb(180, 148, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5804, 0.5451
RGB percentages70.6%, 58%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(13.2, 21.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 22.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 22.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,834,507
CSS custom property--colour: #B4948B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4B6B74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BABB4
Analogous#B48B96, #B4A98B
Triadic#8BB494, #948BB4
Split complementary#8BB4A9, #8B96B4
Tetradic#96B48B, #8BABB4, #A98BB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G148
B139
Red180 (70.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue13.17°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 94 · B 8B
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