Colour
#B9A39E
- #B9A39E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9A39E is a red with RGB values 185, 163, 158 and HSL 11°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9A39E#B9A39E
HEX#B9A39E
RGBrgb(185, 163, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6392, 0.6196
RGB percentages72.5%, 63.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(11.1, 16.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 14.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 14.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,166,046
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A39E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#465C61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB4B9
Analogous#B99EA7, #B9B19E
Triadic#9EB9A3, #A39EB9
Split complementary#9EB9B1, #9EA7B9
Tetradic#A7B99E, #9EB4B9, #B19EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G163
B158
Red185 (72.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue11.11°
Saturation (HSL)16.17%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A3 · B 9E
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