Colour
#B99C96
- #B99C96
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B99C96 is a red with RGB values 185, 156, 150 and HSL 10°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B99C96#B99C96
HEX#B99C96
RGBrgb(185, 156, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6118, 0.5882
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(10.3, 20%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 18.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 18.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,246
CSS custom property--colour: #B99C96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#466369
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B3B9
Analogous#B996A2, #B9AE96
Triadic#96B99C, #9C96B9
Split complementary#96B9AE, #96A1B9
Tetradic#A1B996, #96B3B9, #AD96B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G156
B150
Red185 (72.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue10.29°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9C · B 96
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page