Recognised as Colour
#B9A6AB
- #B9A6AB
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9A6AB is a red with RGB values 185, 166, 171 and HSL 344°, 12%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9A6AB#B9A6AB
HEX#B9A6AB
RGBrgb(185, 166, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.651, 0.6706
RGB percentages72.5%, 65.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(344.2, 11.9%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 10.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 7.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,166,827
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A6AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#465954
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6B9B4
Analogous#B9A6B4, #B9ABA6
Triadic#ABB9A6, #A6ABB9
Split complementary#A6B9AB, #A6B4B9
Tetradic#B4B9A6, #A6B9B4, #ABA6B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G166
B171
Red185 (72.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue344.21°
Saturation (HSL)11.95%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A6 · B AB
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