Colour
#B49C97
- #B49C97
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B49C97 is a red with RGB values 180, 156, 151 and HSL 10°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B49C97#B49C97
HEX#B49C97
RGBrgb(180, 156, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6118, 0.5922
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(10.3, 16.2%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 16.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 16.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,567
CSS custom property--colour: #B49C97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4B6368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97AFB4
Analogous#B497A1, #B4AB97
Triadic#97B49C, #9C97B4
Split complementary#97B4AB, #97A0B4
Tetradic#A1B497, #97AFB4, #AB97B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G156
B151
Red180 (70.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue10.34°
Saturation (HSL)16.2%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9C · B 97
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