Colour
#B79790
- #B79790
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B79790 is a red with RGB values 183, 151, 144 and HSL 11°, 21%, 64%. 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
#B79790#B79790
HEX#B79790
RGBrgb(183, 151, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5922, 0.5647
RGB percentages71.8%, 59.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(10.8, 21.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 21.3%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 21.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,031,888
CSS custom property--colour: #B79790;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#48686F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90B0B7
Analogous#B7909C, #B7AB90
Triadic#90B797, #9790B7
Split complementary#90B7AA, #909DB7
Tetradic#9DB790, #90B0B7, #AA90B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G151
B144
Red183 (71.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue10.77°
Saturation (HSL)21.31%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 97 · B 90
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