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Recognised as Colour

#B9ABA8

  • #B9ABA8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B9ABA8 is a red with RGB values 185, 171, 168 and HSL 11°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B9ABA8#B9ABA8
HEX#B9ABA8
RGBrgb(185, 171, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.6588
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(10.6, 10.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 9.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 9.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,104
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ABA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 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#465457

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEACA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AFA8no 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 3.1 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 5.9Silver · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 14.6Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B6B9
Analogous#B9A8AE, #B9B3A8
Triadic#A8B9AB, #ABA8B9
Split complementary#A8B9B3, #A8AEB9
Tetradic#AEB9A8, #A8B6B9, #B3A8B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFD
Lighter +20%#E6E2E1
Lighter +10%#D0C6C4
Darker −10%#A2908C
Darker −20%#8B7570
Darker −30%#6F5D59
Darker −40%#534542
More saturated +25%#CD9E94
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R185
G171
B168
Red185 (72.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue10.59°
Saturation (HSL)10.83%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B A8

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