Colour
#B4A09A
- #B4A09A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B4A09A is a red with RGB values 180, 160, 154 and HSL 14°, 15%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B4A09A#B4A09A
HEX#B4A09A
RGBrgb(180, 160, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6275, 0.6039
RGB percentages70.6%, 62.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(13.8, 14.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 14.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 14.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,837,594
CSS custom property--colour: #B4A09A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4B5F65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AAEB4
Analogous#B49AA1, #B4AD9A
Triadic#9AB4A0, #A09AB4
Split complementary#9AB4AD, #9AA1B4
Tetradic#A1B49A, #9AAEB4, #AD9AB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G160
B154
Red180 (70.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue13.85°
Saturation (HSL)14.77%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G A0 · B 9A
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