Recognised as Colour
#B79FA4
- #B79FA4
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B79FA4 is a red with RGB values 183, 159, 164 and HSL 348°, 14%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B79FA4#B79FA4
HEX#B79FA4
RGBrgb(183, 159, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6235, 0.6431
RGB percentages71.8%, 62.4%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(347.5, 14.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 13.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 10.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,956
CSS custom property--colour: #B79FA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#48605B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FB7B2
Analogous#B79FB0, #B7A69F
Triadic#A4B79F, #9FA4B7
Split complementary#9FB7A6, #9FB0B7
Tetradic#B0B79F, #9FB7B2, #A69FB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R183
G159
B164
Red183 (71.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue347.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9F · B A4
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