Colour
#B58998
- #B58998
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B58998 is a red with RGB values 181, 137, 152 and HSL 340°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B58998#B58998
HEX#B58998
RGBrgb(181, 137, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5373, 0.5961
RGB percentages71%, 53.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(339.5, 22.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 24.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 16%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,897,240
CSS custom property--colour: #B58998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#4A7667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89B5A6
Analogous#B589AE, #B59089
Triadic#98B589, #8998B5
Split complementary#89B590, #89AEB5
Tetradic#AEB589, #89B5A6, #9089B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G137
B152
Red181 (71%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue339.55°
Saturation (HSL)22.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 89 · B 98
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