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Colour

#B17C95

  • #B17C95
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B17C95 is a red with RGB values 177, 124, 149 and HSL 332°, 25%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B17C95#B17C95
HEX#B17C95
RGBrgb(177, 124, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4863, 0.5843
RGB percentages69.4%, 48.6%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(331.7, 25.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 29.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 29.9%, 15.8%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,631,765
CSS custom property--colour: #B17C95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#4E836A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B97B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15Pale violetred · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 24.2Thistle · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.4Light pink · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CB198
Analogous#B17CB0, #B17E7C
Triadic#95B17C, #7C95B1
Split complementary#7CB17E, #7CB0B1
Tetradic#B0B17C, #7CB198, #7E7CB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFC
Lighter +30%#EADCE3
Lighter +20%#D7BCC9
Lighter +10%#C49CAF
Darker −10%#9D5D7B
Darker −20%#7D4A62
Darker −30%#5D3749
Darker −40%#3D2430
More saturated +25%#CB6294
Less saturated −25%#979696

Channel breakdown

R177
G124
B149
Red177 (69.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue331.7°
Saturation (HSL)25.36%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 7C · B 95

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