Colour
#B99EA3
- #B99EA3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B99EA3 is a red with RGB values 185, 158, 163 and HSL 349°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B99EA3#B99EA3
HEX#B99EA3
RGBrgb(185, 158, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6196, 0.6392
RGB percentages72.5%, 62%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(348.9, 16.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 14.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.6%, 11.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,771
CSS custom property--colour: #B99EA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#46615C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB9B4
Analogous#B99EB1, #B9A79E
Triadic#A3B99E, #9EA3B9
Split complementary#9EB9A7, #9EB1B9
Tetradic#B1B99E, #9EB9B4, #A79EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G158
B163
Red185 (72.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue348.89°
Saturation (HSL)16.17%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9E · B A3
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