Recognised as Colour
#B59CA0
- #B59CA0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B59CA0 is a red with RGB values 181, 156, 160 and HSL 350°, 14%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B59CA0#B59CA0
HEX#B59CA0
RGBrgb(181, 156, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6118, 0.6275
RGB percentages71%, 61.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(350.4, 14.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.4, 13.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 13.8%, 11.6%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,112
CSS custom property--colour: #B59CA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4A635F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB5B1
Analogous#B59CAC, #B5A59C
Triadic#A0B59C, #9CA0B5
Split complementary#9CB5A5, #9CACB5
Tetradic#ADB59C, #9CB5B1, #A59CB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G156
B160
Red181 (71%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue350.4°
Saturation (HSL)14.45%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9C · B A0
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