Colour

#B17C8C

#B17C8C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B17C8C is a red with RGB values 177, 124, 140 and HSL 342°, 25%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B17C8C

RGBrgb(177, 124, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4863, 0.549

RGB percentages69.4%, 48.6%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(341.9, 25.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 29.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 29.9%, 20.9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,631,756

CSS custom property--colour: #B17C8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4E8373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Light pink · ΔE 24.5 Dark grey · ΔE 25.7 Thistle · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CB1A1

Analogous#B17CA7, #B1867C

Triadic#8CB17C, #7C8CB1

Split complementary#7CB186, #7CA7B1

Tetradic#A7B17C, #7CB1A1, #867CB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFC

Lighter +30%#EADCE0

Lighter +20%#D7BCC4

Lighter +10%#C49CA8

Darker −10%#9D5D70

Darker −20%#7D4A5A

Darker −30%#5D3743

Darker −40%#3D242C

More saturated +25%#CB6282

Less saturated −25%#979696

Channel breakdown

R177

G124

B140

Red177 (69.4%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue341.89°

Saturation (HSL)25.36%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 7C · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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