Recognised as Colour

#B59A9D

#B59A9D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B59A9D is a red with RGB values 181, 154, 157 and HSL 353°, 15%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B59A9D

RGBrgb(181, 154, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6039, 0.6157

RGB percentages71%, 60.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(353.3, 15.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 14.9%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 14.9%, 13.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,901,597

CSS custom property--colour: #B59A9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#4A6562

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E9E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4A29Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB989Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.3 Dark grey · ΔE 11.2 Silver · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9AB5B2

Analogous#B59AAB, #B5A49A

Triadic#9DB59A, #9A9DB5

Split complementary#9AB5A4, #9AABB5

Tetradic#ABB59A, #9AB5B2, #A49AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F2F3

Lighter +20%#E0D5D6

Lighter +10%#CBB7BA

Darker −10%#9F7D80

Darker −20%#866367

Darker −30%#694D50

Darker −40%#4C373A

More saturated +25%#CB848C

Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R181

G154

B157

Red181 (71%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)15.43%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 9A · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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