Recognised as Colour
#B5979E
- #B5979E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B5979E is a red with RGB values 181, 151, 158 and HSL 346°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B5979E#B5979E
HEX#B5979E
RGBrgb(181, 151, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5922, 0.6196
RGB percentages71%, 59.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(346, 16.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346, 16.6%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 12.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,900,830
CSS custom property--colour: #B5979E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4A6861
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B5AE
Analogous#B597AD, #B59F97
Triadic#9EB597, #979EB5
Split complementary#97B59F, #97ADB5
Tetradic#ADB597, #97B5AE, #9F97B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G151
B158
Red181 (71%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue346°
Saturation (HSL)16.85%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 97 · B 9E
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