Recognised as Colour
#B6958E
- #B6958E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B6958E is a red with RGB values 182, 149, 142 and HSL 11°, 22%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B6958E#B6958E
HEX#B6958E
RGBrgb(182, 149, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5843, 0.5569
RGB percentages71.4%, 58.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(10.5, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 22%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,965,838
CSS custom property--colour: #B6958E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#496A71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EAFB6
Analogous#B68E9B, #B6A98E
Triadic#8EB695, #958EB6
Split complementary#8EB6A9, #8E9BB6
Tetradic#9BB68E, #8EAFB6, #A98EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G149
B142
Red182 (71.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue10.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 95 · B 8E
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