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Recognised as Colour

#B9ABA7

  • #B9ABA7
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B9ABA7 is a red with RGB values 185, 171, 167 and HSL 13°, 11%, 69%. 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

#B9ABA7#B9ABA7
HEX#B9ABA7
RGBrgb(185, 171, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.6549
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(13.3, 11.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 9.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 9.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,103
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ABA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#465458

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEACA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AFA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BDA9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.1Silver · ΔE 8.8Light grey · ΔE 14.7Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B5B9
Analogous#B9A7AC, #B9B4A7
Triadic#A7B9AB, #ABA7B9
Split complementary#A7B9B4, #A7ACB9
Tetradic#ACB9A7, #A7B5B9, #B4A7B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFC
Lighter +20%#E6E1E0
Lighter +10%#D0C6C3
Darker −10%#A2908B
Darker −20%#8B756F
Darker −30%#6F5D58
Darker −40%#524542
More saturated +25%#CDA093
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R185
G171
B167
Red185 (72.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.39%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B A7

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