Recognised as Colour
#BE9D97
- #BE9D97
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BE9D97 is a red with RGB values 190, 157, 151 and HSL 9°, 23%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BE9D97#BE9D97
HEX#BE9D97
RGBrgb(190, 157, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6157, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.5%, 61.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(9.2, 23.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 20.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 20.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,492,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BE9D97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#416268
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97B8BE
Analogous#BE97A5, #BEB197
Triadic#97BE9D, #9D97BE
Split complementary#97BEB1, #97A5BE
Tetradic#A5BE97, #97B8BE, #B197BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G157
B151
Red190 (74.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue9.23°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 9D · B 97
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