Colour

#B0708B

#B0708B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B0708B is a red with RGB values 176, 112, 139 and HSL 335°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B0708B

RGBrgb(176, 112, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4392, 0.5451

RGB percentages69%, 43.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(334.7, 28.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 36.4%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 36.4%, 21%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,563,147

CSS custom property--colour: #B0708B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#4F8F74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#868789no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B96E79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 26 Light pink · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 29.5 Light coral · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#70B095

Analogous#B070AB, #B07570

Triadic#8BB070, #708BB0

Split complementary#70B075, #70ABB0

Tetradic#ABB070, #70B095, #7570B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F3F6

Lighter +30%#E6D3DB

Lighter +20%#D4B2C0

Lighter +10%#C291A6

Darker −10%#995471

Darker −20%#784259

Darker −30%#573040

Darker −40%#361E28

More saturated +25%#CC5487

Less saturated −25%#948C8F

Channel breakdown

R176

G112

B139

Red176 (69%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue334.69°

Saturation (HSL)28.83%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 70 · B 8B

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Colour values

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