Colour
#B49790
- #B49790
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B49790 is a red with RGB values 180, 151, 144 and HSL 12°, 19%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B49790#B49790
HEX#B49790
RGBrgb(180, 151, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5922, 0.5647
RGB percentages70.6%, 59.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(11.7, 19.4%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 20%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 20%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,280
CSS custom property--colour: #B49790;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4B686F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90ADB4
Analogous#B4909B, #B4A990
Triadic#90B497, #9790B4
Split complementary#90B4A9, #909BB4
Tetradic#9BB490, #90ADB4, #A990B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G151
B144
Red180 (70.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue11.67°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 97 · B 90
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