Colour
#B49D98
- #B49D98
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B49D98 is a red with RGB values 180, 157, 152 and HSL 11°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B49D98#B49D98
HEX#B49D98
RGBrgb(180, 157, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6157, 0.5961
RGB percentages70.6%, 61.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(10.7, 15.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 15.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 15.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,836,824
CSS custom property--colour: #B49D98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4B6267
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98AFB4
Analogous#B498A1, #B4AB98
Triadic#98B49D, #9D98B4
Split complementary#98B4AB, #98A1B4
Tetradic#A1B498, #98AFB4, #AB98B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G157
B152
Red180 (70.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue10.71°
Saturation (HSL)15.73%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9D · B 98
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