Recognised as Colour
#B69E9C
- #B69E9C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B69E9C is a red with RGB values 182, 158, 156 and HSL 5°, 15%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B69E9C#B69E9C
HEX#B69E9C
RGBrgb(182, 158, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6196, 0.6118
RGB percentages71.4%, 62%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(4.6, 15.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 14.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 14.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,968,156
CSS custom property--colour: #B69E9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#496163
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB4B6
Analogous#B69CA7, #B6AB9C
Triadic#9CB69E, #9E9CB6
Split complementary#9CB6AB, #9CA7B6
Tetradic#A7B69C, #9CB4B6, #AB9CB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G158
B156
Red182 (71.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue4.62°
Saturation (HSL)15.12%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 9E · B 9C
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