Colour
#B59E98
- #B59E98
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B59E98 is a red with RGB values 181, 158, 152 and HSL 12°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B59E98#B59E98
HEX#B59E98
RGBrgb(181, 158, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6196, 0.5961
RGB percentages71%, 62%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(12.4, 16.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 16%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 16%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,616
CSS custom property--colour: #B59E98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4A6167
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98AFB5
Analogous#B598A1, #B5AD98
Triadic#98B59E, #9E98B5
Split complementary#98B5AC, #98A1B5
Tetradic#A1B598, #98AFB5, #AD98B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G158
B152
Red181 (71%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue12.41°
Saturation (HSL)16.38%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9E · B 98
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