Colour

#B17572

#B17572
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B17572 is a red with RGB values 177, 117, 114 and HSL 3°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B17572

RGBrgb(177, 117, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4588, 0.4471

RGB percentages69.4%, 45.9%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(2.9, 28.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 35.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 33.9%, 35.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,629,938

CSS custom property--colour: #B17572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#4E8A8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6E74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.4 Light coral · ΔE 23.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72AEB1

Analogous#B1728F, #B19472

Triadic#72B175, #7572B1

Split complementary#72B195, #728EB1

Tetradic#8FB172, #72AEB1, #9572B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6F5

Lighter +30%#E7D5D5

Lighter +20%#D5B5B4

Lighter +10%#C39593

Darker −10%#9B5955

Darker −20%#7A4643

Darker −30%#593331

Darker −40%#38201F

More saturated +25%#CC5C57

Less saturated −25%#968E8D

Channel breakdown

R177

G117

B114

Red177 (69.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue2.86°

Saturation (HSL)28.77%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 75 · B 72

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