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Recognised as Colour

#B8ABA8

  • #B8ABA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B8ABA8 is a red with RGB values 184, 171, 168 and HSL 11°, 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

#B8ABA8#B8ABA8
HEX#B8ABA8
RGBrgb(184, 171, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6706, 0.6588
RGB percentages72.2%, 67.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(11.2, 10.1%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 8.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 8.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,102,568
CSS custom property--colour: #B8ABA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#475457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEACA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AFA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 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 text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.5Silver · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B5B8
Analogous#B8A8AD, #B8B3A8
Triadic#A8B8AB, #ABA8B8
Split complementary#A8B8B3, #A8ADB8
Tetradic#ADB8A8, #A8B5B8, #B3A8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFC
Lighter +20%#E6E1E0
Lighter +10%#CFC6C4
Darker −10%#A1908C
Darker −20%#8A7570
Darker −30%#6E5D59
Darker −40%#514543
More saturated +25%#CC9F94
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R184
G171
B168
Red184 (72.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)10.13%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G AB · B A8

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