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Recognised as Colour

#B7ABA9

  • #B7ABA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B7ABA9 is a red with RGB values 183, 171, 169 and HSL 9°, 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

#B7ABA9#B7ABA9
HEX#B7ABA9
RGBrgb(183, 171, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6706, 0.6627
RGB percentages71.8%, 67.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(8.6, 8.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 7.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 7.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,037,033
CSS custom property--colour: #B7ABA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#485456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADACA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AEA9no 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 1.9 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 text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5Silver · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 14.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B5B7
Analogous#B7A9AE, #B7B2A9
Triadic#A9B7AB, #ABA9B7
Split complementary#A9B7B2, #A9AEB7
Tetradic#AEB7A9, #A9B5B7, #B2A9B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFC
Lighter +20%#E5E1E1
Lighter +10%#CEC6C5
Darker −10%#A0908D
Darker −20%#887572
Darker −30%#6C5D5B
Darker −40%#514543
More saturated +25%#CB9D95
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R183
G171
B169
Red183 (71.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)8.86%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G AB · B A9

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