Recognised as Colour
#B992A5
- #B992A5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B992A5 is a red with RGB values 185, 146, 165 and HSL 331°, 22%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B992A5#B992A5
HEX#B992A5
RGBrgb(185, 146, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5725, 0.6471
RGB percentages72.5%, 57.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(330.8, 21.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 21.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 10.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,161,701
CSS custom property--colour: #B992A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#466D5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92B9A6
Analogous#B992B9, #B99292
Triadic#A5B992, #92A5B9
Split complementary#92B992, #92B9B9
Tetradic#B9B992, #92B9A6, #9292B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G146
B165
Red185 (72.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue330.77°
Saturation (HSL)21.79%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 92 · B A5
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