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Recognised as Colour

#B699A4

  • #B699A4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B699A4 is a red with RGB values 182, 153, 164 and HSL 337°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B699A4#B699A4
HEX#B699A4
RGBrgb(182, 153, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6, 0.6431
RGB percentages71.4%, 60%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(337.2, 16.6%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.2, 15.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 9.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,884
CSS custom property--colour: #B699A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#49665B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9EA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A2A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BB989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99B6AB
Analogous#B699B3, #B69C99
Triadic#A4B699, #99A4B6
Split complementary#99B69C, #99B3B6
Tetradic#B3B699, #99B6AB, #9C99B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F2F4
Lighter +20%#E1D4D9
Lighter +10%#CBB7BF
Darker −10%#A17B89
Darker −20%#886170
Darker −30%#6A4C57
Darker −40%#4C373F
More saturated +25%#CC839F
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R182
G153
B164
Red182 (71.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue337.24°
Saturation (HSL)16.57%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 99 · B A4

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