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Recognised as Colour

#B8A8A7

  • #B8A8A7
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B8A8A7 is a red with RGB values 184, 168, 167 and HSL 4°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B8A8A7#B8A8A7
HEX#B8A8A7
RGBrgb(184, 168, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6588, 0.6549
RGB percentages72.2%, 65.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(3.5, 10.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 9.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 9.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,101,799
CSS custom property--colour: #B8A8A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#475758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAAA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEADA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA7A8no 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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.2Silver · ΔE 9.7Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B7B8
Analogous#B8A7AF, #B8B1A7
Triadic#A7B8A8, #A8A7B8
Split complementary#A7B8B1, #A7AFB8
Tetradic#AFB8A7, #A7B7B8, #B1A7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E6E0DF
Lighter +10%#CFC4C3
Darker −10%#A18C8B
Darker −20%#8A716F
Darker −30%#6E5A58
Darker −40%#514342
More saturated +25%#CC9693
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R184
G168
B167
Red184 (72.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue3.53°
Saturation (HSL)10.69%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G A8 · B A7

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