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Recognised as Colour

#B16A78

  • #B16A78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B16A78 is a red with RGB values 177, 106, 120 and HSL 348°, 31%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B16A78#B16A78
HEX#B16A78
RGBrgb(177, 106, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4157, 0.4706
RGB percentages69.4%, 41.6%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(348.2, 31.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 40.1%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 32.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,128
CSS custom property--colour: #B16A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#4E9587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#767678no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#878477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD646Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7Indian red · ΔE 23Light coral · ΔE 23.8Light pink · ΔE 28.2Dark salmon · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AB1A3
Analogous#B16A9B, #B1806A
Triadic#78B16A, #6A78B1
Split complementary#6AB180, #6A9BB1
Tetradic#9BB16A, #6AB1A3, #806AB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F0F1
Lighter +30%#E6CED3
Lighter +20%#D4ADB5
Lighter +10%#C38B96
Darker −10%#98505E
Darker −20%#773E49
Darker −30%#552D35
Darker −40%#341B20
More saturated +25%#CD4E67
Less saturated −25%#958689

Channel breakdown

R177
G106
B120
Red177 (69.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue348.17°
Saturation (HSL)31.28%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6A · B 78

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