Colour

#B25F4E

#B25F4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#B25F4E is a red with RGB values 178, 95, 78 and HSL 10°, 39%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#B25F4E

RGBrgb(178, 95, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3725, 0.3059

RGB percentages69.8%, 37.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(10.2, 39.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.2, 56.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 46.6%, 56.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,689,806

CSS custom property--colour: #B25F4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#4DA0B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#887D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C2515Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 12.7 Indian red · ΔE 13.7 Light coral · ΔE 20.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 21.1 Brown · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EA1B2

Analogous#B24E6F, #B2914E

Triadic#4EB25F, #5F4EB2

Split complementary#4EB291, #4E6FB2

Tetradic#6FB24E, #4EA1B2, #914EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0E0DC

Lighter +30%#E0BFB9

Lighter +20%#D19F95

Lighter +10%#C17F72

Darker −10%#8F4C3E

Darker −20%#6B392F

Darker −30%#48261F

Darker −40%#241310

More saturated +25%#D24A2E

Less saturated −25%#92746E

Channel breakdown

R178

G95

B78

Red178 (69.8%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue10.2°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 5F · B 4E

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