Colour
#B8938A
- #B8938A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B8938A is a red with RGB values 184, 147, 138 and HSL 12°, 24%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B8938A#B8938A
HEX#B8938A
RGBrgb(184, 147, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5765, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.2%, 57.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(11.7, 24.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 25%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 25%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,096,394
CSS custom property--colour: #B8938A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#476C75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AAFB8
Analogous#B88A98, #B8AA8A
Triadic#8AB893, #938AB8
Split complementary#8AB8AA, #8A98B8
Tetradic#98B88A, #8AAFB8, #AA8AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G147
B138
Red184 (72.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue11.74°
Saturation (HSL)24.47%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 93 · B 8A
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