Recognised as Colour

#B4A0A0

#B4A0A0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B4A0A0 is a red with RGB values 180, 160, 160 and HSL 0°, 12%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B4A0A0#B4A0A0

HEX#B4A0A0

RGBrgb(180, 160, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6275, 0.6275

RGB percentages70.6%, 62.7%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(0, 11.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 11.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 11.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,837,600

CSS custom property--colour: #B4A0A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#4B5F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A2A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A6A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B99EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8 Rosy brown · ΔE 11.2 Silver · ΔE 12.8 Gray · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Light grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0B4B4

Analogous#B4A0AA, #B4AAA0

Triadic#A0B4A0, #A0A0B4

Split complementary#A0B4AA, #A0AAB4

Tetradic#AAB4A0, #A0B4B4, #AAA0B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F6F6

Lighter +20%#E1D9D9

Lighter +10%#CBBDBD

Darker −10%#9E8484

Darker −20%#856969

Darker −30%#695252

Darker −40%#4C3C3C

More saturated +25%#C98B8B

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R180

G160

B160

Red180 (70.6%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)11.76%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G A0 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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