Recognised as Colour
#BEAAA5
- #BEAAA5
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BEAAA5 is a red with RGB values 190, 170, 165 and HSL 12°, 16%, 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
#BEAAA5#BEAAA5
HEX#BEAAA5
RGBrgb(190, 170, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.6667, 0.6471
RGB percentages74.5%, 66.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(12, 16.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 13.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 13.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,495,525
CSS custom property--colour: #BEAAA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#41555A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5B9BE
Analogous#BEA5AD, #BEB6A5
Triadic#A5BEAA, #AAA5BE
Split complementary#A5BEB6, #A5ACBE
Tetradic#ADBEA5, #A5B9BE, #B6A5BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G170
B165
Red190 (74.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G AA · B A5
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