Recognised as Colour
#B9A19D
- #B9A19D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9A19D is a red with RGB values 185, 161, 157 and HSL 9°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9A19D#B9A19D
HEX#B9A19D
RGBrgb(185, 161, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6314, 0.6157
RGB percentages72.5%, 63.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(8.6, 16.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 15.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 15.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,165,533
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A19D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#465E62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB5B9
Analogous#B99DA7, #B9AF9D
Triadic#9DB9A1, #A19DB9
Split complementary#9DB9AF, #9DA7B9
Tetradic#A7B99D, #9DB5B9, #AF9DB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G161
B157
Red185 (72.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A1 · B 9D
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