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Recognised as Colour

#B25E73

  • #B25E73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B25E73 is a red with RGB values 178, 94, 115 and HSL 345°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B25E73#B25E73
HEX#B25E73
RGBrgb(178, 94, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3686, 0.451
RGB percentages69.8%, 36.9%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(345, 35.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 47.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 47.2%, 35.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,689,587
CSS custom property--colour: #B25E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4DA18C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6E74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#817E71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BF5766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Indian red · ΔE 20.6Light coral · ΔE 23.3Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Salmon · ΔE 31.8Light pink · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EB29D
Analogous#B25E9D, #B2735E
Triadic#73B25E, #5E73B2
Split complementary#5EB273, #5E9DB2
Tetradic#9DB25E, #5EB29D, #735EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E8EB
Lighter +30%#E4C6CD
Lighter +20%#D3A3AF
Lighter +10%#C38191
Darker −10%#95485B
Darker −20%#733746
Darker −30%#512731
Darker −40%#2E161C
More saturated +25%#D04064
Less saturated −25%#947C82

Channel breakdown

R178
G94
B115
Red178 (69.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 5E · B 73

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