Recognised as Colour
#B5969A
- #B5969A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B5969A is a red with RGB values 181, 150, 154 and HSL 352°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B5969A#B5969A
HEX#B5969A
RGBrgb(181, 150, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5882, 0.6039
RGB percentages71%, 58.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(352.3, 17.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 17.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 14.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,900,570
CSS custom property--colour: #B5969A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4A6965
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B5B1
Analogous#B596AA, #B5A296
Triadic#9AB596, #969AB5
Split complementary#96B5A2, #96AAB5
Tetradic#AAB596, #96B5B1, #A296B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G150
B154
Red181 (71%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue352.26°
Saturation (HSL)17.32%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 96 · B 9A
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