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Recognised as Colour

#B9AAAE

  • #B9AAAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B9AAAE is a red with RGB values 185, 170, 174 and HSL 344°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B9AAAE#B9AAAE
HEX#B9AAAE
RGBrgb(185, 170, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6667, 0.6824
RGB percentages72.5%, 66.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(344, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 5.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,854
CSS custom property--colour: #B9AAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#465551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACACAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFAFAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.3Silver · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.8Light grey · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB9B5
Analogous#B9AAB5, #B9ADAA
Triadic#AEB9AA, #AAAEB9
Split complementary#AAB9AD, #AAB5B9
Tetradic#B6B9AA, #AAB9B5, #ADAAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E7E2E3
Lighter +10%#D0C6C9
Darker −10%#A28E93
Darker −20%#8B7279
Darker −30%#6F5B60
Darker −40%#534448
More saturated +25%#CC97A5
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R185
G170
B174
Red185 (72.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue344°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AA · B AE

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