Colour

#B17272

#B17272
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B17272 is a red with RGB values 177, 114, 114 and HSL 0°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B17272#B17272

HEX#B17272

RGBrgb(177, 114, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4471, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.4%, 44.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(0, 28.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 35.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 35.6%, 35.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,629,170

CSS custom property--colour: #B17272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#4E8D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8871no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Light coral · ΔE 23.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72B1B1

Analogous#B17292, #B19272

Triadic#72B172, #7272B1

Split complementary#72B192, #7292B1

Tetradic#92B172, #72B1B1, #9272B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF5F5

Lighter +30%#E7D5D5

Lighter +20%#D5B4B4

Lighter +10%#C39393

Darker −10%#9B5555

Darker −20%#7A4343

Darker −30%#593131

Darker −40%#381F1F

More saturated +25%#CC5757

Less saturated −25%#968D8D

Channel breakdown

R177

G114

B114

Red177 (69.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)28.77%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 72 · B 72

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