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Recognised as Colour

#B7ABA8

  • #B7ABA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7ABA8 is a red with RGB values 183, 171, 168 and HSL 12°, 9%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B7ABA8#B7ABA8
HEX#B7ABA8
RGBrgb(183, 171, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6706, 0.6588
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(12, 9.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 8.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 8.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,032
CSS custom property--colour: #B7ABA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#485457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADACA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AEA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BAAAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.1Silver · ΔE 8.4Light grey · ΔE 14.5Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B4B7
Analogous#B7A8AD, #B7B3A8
Triadic#A8B7AB, #ABA8B7
Split complementary#A8B7B3, #A8ADB7
Tetradic#ADB7A8, #A8B4B7, #B3A8B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E5E1E0
Lighter +10%#CEC6C4
Darker −10%#A0908C
Darker −20%#887571
Darker −30%#6C5D5A
Darker −40%#504543
More saturated +25%#CB9F94
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R183
G171
B168
Red183 (71.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AB · B A8

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