Colour

#B14965

#B14965
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B14965 is a red with RGB values 177, 73, 101 and HSL 344°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B14965

RGBrgb(177, 73, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.2863, 0.3961

RGB percentages69.4%, 28.6%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(343.8, 41.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 58.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 58.8%, 42.9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,618,661

CSS custom property--colour: #B14965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#4EB69A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5F66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#787463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF3D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Light coral · ΔE 25 Brown · ΔE 26.8 Hot pink · ΔE 31.9 Salmon · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49B195

Analogous#B14999, #B16149

Triadic#65B149, #4965B1

Split complementary#49B161, #4999B1

Tetradic#99B149, #49B195, #6149B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD7DE

Lighter +30%#E0B3BF

Lighter +20%#D18FA1

Lighter +10%#C26B82

Darker −10%#8D3A50

Darker −20%#692B3C

Darker −30%#451C27

Darker −40%#210D13

More saturated +25%#D02A57

Less saturated −25%#926873

Channel breakdown

R177

G73

B101

Red177 (69.4%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue343.85°

Saturation (HSL)41.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 49 · B 65

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