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Colour

#B8AAA8

  • #B8AAA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B8AAA8 is a red with RGB values 184, 170, 168 and HSL 7°, 10%, 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

#B8AAA8#B8AAA8
HEX#B8AAA8
RGBrgb(184, 170, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6667, 0.6588
RGB percentages72.2%, 66.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(7.5, 10.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.5, 8.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 8.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,312
CSS custom property--colour: #B8AAA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#475557

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADABA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AEA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA9A9no 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 text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.7Silver · ΔE 8.9Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 17.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B6B8
Analogous#B8A8AE, #B8B2A8
Triadic#A8B8AA, #AAA8B8
Split complementary#A8B8B2, #A8AEB8
Tetradic#AEB8A8, #A8B6B8, #B2A8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFC
Lighter +20%#E6E1E0
Lighter +10%#CFC5C4
Darker −10%#A18F8C
Darker −20%#8A7470
Darker −30%#6E5C59
Darker −40%#514443
More saturated +25%#CC9B94
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R184
G170
B168
Red184 (72.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue7.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.13%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AA · B A8

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