Recognised as Colour
#B79A94
- #B79A94
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B79A94 is a red with RGB values 183, 154, 148 and HSL 10°, 20%, 65%. 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
#B79A94#B79A94
HEX#B79A94
RGBrgb(183, 154, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6039, 0.5804
RGB percentages71.8%, 60.4%, 58%
HSLhsl(10.3, 19.6%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 19.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 19.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,032,660
CSS custom property--colour: #B79A94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#48656B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94B1B7
Analogous#B794A0, #B7AB94
Triadic#94B79A, #9A94B7
Split complementary#94B7AB, #94A0B7
Tetradic#A0B794, #94B1B7, #AB94B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G154
B148
Red183 (71.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue10.29°
Saturation (HSL)19.55%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9A · B 94
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