Colour
#B89F99
- #B89F99
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B89F99 is a red with RGB values 184, 159, 153 and HSL 12°, 18%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B89F99#B89F99
HEX#B89F99
RGBrgb(184, 159, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6235, 0.6
RGB percentages72.2%, 62.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(11.6, 17.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 16.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 16.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,481
CSS custom property--colour: #B89F99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#476066
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99B2B8
Analogous#B899A3, #B8AF99
Triadic#99B89F, #9F99B8
Split complementary#99B8AF, #99A3B8
Tetradic#A3B899, #99B2B8, #AF99B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G159
B153
Red184 (72.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue11.61°
Saturation (HSL)17.92%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9F · B 99
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