Recognised as Colour
#B6918E
- #B6918E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B6918E is a red with RGB values 182, 145, 142 and HSL 4°, 22%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B6918E#B6918E
HEX#B6918E
RGBrgb(182, 145, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5686, 0.5569
RGB percentages71.4%, 56.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(4.5, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 22%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,964,814
CSS custom property--colour: #B6918E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#496E71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EB3B6
Analogous#B68E9F, #B6A58E
Triadic#8EB691, #918EB6
Split complementary#8EB6A5, #8E9FB6
Tetradic#9FB68E, #8EB3B6, #A58EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G145
B142
Red182 (71.4%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue4.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 91 · B 8E
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