Colour
#B59890
- #B59890
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B59890 is a red with RGB values 181, 152, 144 and HSL 13°, 20%, 64%. 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
#B59890#B59890
HEX#B59890
RGBrgb(181, 152, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5961, 0.5647
RGB percentages71%, 59.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(13, 20%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13, 20.4%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 20.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,901,072
CSS custom property--colour: #B59890;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4A676F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90ADB5
Analogous#B5909B, #B5AB90
Triadic#90B598, #9890B5
Split complementary#90B5AA, #909BB5
Tetradic#9BB590, #90ADB5, #AA90B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G152
B144
Red181 (71%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue12.97°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 98 · B 90
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