Colour
#B5A2A0
- #B5A2A0
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B5A2A0 is a red with RGB values 181, 162, 160 and HSL 6°, 12%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B5A2A0#B5A2A0
HEX#B5A2A0
RGBrgb(181, 162, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6353, 0.6275
RGB percentages71%, 63.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(5.7, 12.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 11.6%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 11.6%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,903,648
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A2A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#4A5D5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0B3B5
Analogous#B5A0A9, #B5ACA0
Triadic#A0B5A2, #A2A0B5
Split complementary#A0B5AC, #A0A9B5
Tetradic#A9B5A0, #A0B3B5, #ACA0B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G162
B160
Red181 (71%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue5.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A2 · B A0
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