Recognised as Colour
#B9949A
- #B9949A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B9949A is a red with RGB values 185, 148, 154 and HSL 350°, 21%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B9949A#B9949A
HEX#B9949A
RGBrgb(185, 148, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.5804, 0.6039
RGB percentages72.5%, 58%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(350.3, 20.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 20%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 16.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,162,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B9949A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#466B65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94B9B3
Analogous#B994AC, #B9A194
Triadic#9AB994, #949AB9
Split complementary#94B9A1, #94ACB9
Tetradic#ACB994, #94B9B3, #A194B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G148
B154
Red185 (72.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue350.27°
Saturation (HSL)20.9%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 94 · B 9A
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