Recognised as Colour
#B59AA1
- #B59AA1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B59AA1 is a red with RGB values 181, 154, 161 and HSL 344°, 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
#B59AA1#B59AA1
HEX#B59AA1
RGBrgb(181, 154, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6039, 0.6314
RGB percentages71%, 60.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(344.4, 15.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 14.9%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 11%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,901,601
CSS custom property--colour: #B59AA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4A655E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AB5AE
Analogous#B59AAF, #B5A19A
Triadic#A1B59A, #9AA1B5
Split complementary#9AB5A1, #9AAFB5
Tetradic#AFB59A, #9AB5AE, #A19AB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G154
B161
Red181 (71%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue344.44°
Saturation (HSL)15.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9A · B A1
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