Recognised as Colour
#B6978D
- #B6978D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B6978D is a red with RGB values 182, 151, 141 and HSL 15°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B6978D#B6978D
HEX#B6978D
RGBrgb(182, 151, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.5529
RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(14.6, 21.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 22.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 22.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,349
CSS custom property--colour: #B6978D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#496872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DACB6
Analogous#B68D98, #B6AC8D
Triadic#8DB697, #978DB6
Split complementary#8DB6AB, #8D98B6
Tetradic#98B68D, #8DACB6, #AC8DB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G151
B141
Red182 (71.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue14.63°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B 8D
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