Recognised as Colour
#B5899D
- #B5899D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B5899D is a red with RGB values 181, 137, 157 and HSL 333°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B5899D#B5899D
HEX#B5899D
RGBrgb(181, 137, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5373, 0.6157
RGB percentages71%, 53.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(332.7, 22.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.7, 24.3%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 13.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,897,245
CSS custom property--colour: #B5899D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4A7662
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#89B5A1
Analogous#B589B3, #B58B89
Triadic#9DB589, #899DB5
Split complementary#89B58B, #89B3B5
Tetradic#B3B589, #89B5A1, #8B89B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G137
B157
Red181 (71%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue332.73°
Saturation (HSL)22.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 89 · B 9D
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