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Recognised as Colour

#B9ABAE

  • #B9ABAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B9ABAE is a red with RGB values 185, 171, 174 and HSL 347°, 9%, 70%. 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

#B9ABAE#B9ABAE
HEX#B9ABAE
RGBrgb(185, 171, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6706, 0.6824
RGB percentages72.5%, 67.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(347.1, 9.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 7.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 5.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,168,110
CSS custom property--colour: #B9ABAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#465451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADADAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AFAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BCAAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.9Silver · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 15.1Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5
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#ABB9B6
Analogous#B9ABB5, #B9AFAB
Triadic#AEB9AB, #ABAEB9
Split complementary#ABB9AF, #ABB5B9
Tetradic#B5B9AB, #ABB9B6, #AFABB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#E7E3E4
Lighter +10%#D0C7C9
Darker −10%#A28F93
Darker −20%#8B7378
Darker −30%#6F5C60
Darker −40%#534548
More saturated +25%#CC98A3
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R185
G171
B174
Red185 (72.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue347.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G AB · B AE

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