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Recognised as Colour

#B04960

  • #B04960
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#B04960 is a red with RGB values 176, 73, 96 and HSL 347°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B04960#B04960
HEX#B04960
RGBrgb(176, 73, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2863, 0.3765
RGB percentages69%, 28.6%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(346.6, 41.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 58.5%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 58.5%, 45.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,553,120
CSS custom property--colour: #B04960;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#4FB69F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5E5F60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#79735Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BF3C52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#49B099
Analogous#B04993, #B06649
Triadic#60B049, #4960B0
Split complementary#49B066, #4993B0
Tetradic#93B049, #49B099, #6649B0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EED7DC
Lighter +30%#DFB3BD
Lighter +20%#D08F9D
Lighter +10%#C16B7E
Darker −10%#8C3A4C
Darker −20%#682B39
Darker −30%#441C25
Darker −40%#200D11
More saturated +25%#CF2A4F
Less saturated −25%#916871

Channel breakdown

R176
G73
B96
Red176 (69%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue346.6°
Saturation (HSL)41.37%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 49 · B 60

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