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Recognised as Colour

#B59EA5

  • #B59EA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B59EA5 is a red with RGB values 181, 158, 165 and HSL 342°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B59EA5#B59EA5
HEX#B59EA5
RGBrgb(181, 158, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6196, 0.6471
RGB percentages71%, 62%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(341.7, 13.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 12.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 8.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,902,629
CSS custom property--colour: #B59EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4A615A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A2A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A5A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B99DA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.9Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9Silver · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB5AE
Analogous#B59EB1, #B5A39E
Triadic#A5B59E, #9EA5B5
Split complementary#9EB5A3, #9EB1B5
Tetradic#B1B59E, #9EB5AE, #A39EB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5F6
Lighter +20%#E1D8DB
Lighter +10%#CBBBC0
Darker −10%#9F818A
Darker −20%#866770
Darker −30%#6A5058
Darker −40%#4D3A40
More saturated +25%#CA899D
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R181
G158
B165
Red181 (71%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue341.74°
Saturation (HSL)13.45%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 9E · B A5

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