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Recognised as Colour

#B79DA5

  • #B79DA5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B79DA5 is a red with RGB values 183, 157, 165 and HSL 342°, 15%, 67%. 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

#B79DA5#B79DA5
HEX#B79DA5
RGBrgb(183, 157, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6157, 0.6471
RGB percentages71.8%, 61.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(341.5, 15.3%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 14.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 9.8%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,445
CSS custom property--colour: #B79DA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#48625A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A1A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A5A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC9CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DB7AF
Analogous#B79DB2, #B7A29D
Triadic#A5B79D, #9DA5B7
Split complementary#9DB7A2, #9DB2B7
Tetradic#B2B79D, #9DB7AF, #A29DB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5F6
Lighter +20%#E2D8DB
Lighter +10%#CDBAC0
Darker −10%#A1808A
Darker −20%#896570
Darker −30%#6C4F58
Darker −40%#4E3A40
More saturated +25%#CC889D
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R183
G157
B165
Red183 (71.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)15.29%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9D · B A5

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