Colour

#B2655D

#B2655D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B2655D is a red with RGB values 178, 101, 93 and HSL 6°, 36%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B2655D

RGBrgb(178, 101, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3961, 0.3647

RGB percentages69.8%, 39.6%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(5.6, 35.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.6, 47.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 43.3%, 47.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,691,357

CSS custom property--colour: #B2655D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#4D9AA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76715Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#89805Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C05A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.4 Sienna · ΔE 19.1 Light coral · ΔE 19.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Salmon · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5DAAB2

Analogous#B25D80, #B28F5D

Triadic#5DB265, #655DB2

Split complementary#5DB28F, #5D80B2

Tetradic#80B25D, #5DAAB2, #8F5DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E8E7

Lighter +30%#E3C8C5

Lighter +20%#D3A7A2

Lighter +10%#C28680

Darker −10%#954E47

Darker −20%#733C36

Darker −30%#502A26

Darker −40%#2D1816

More saturated +25%#D04D3F

Less saturated −25%#947D7B

Channel breakdown

R178

G101

B93

Red178 (69.8%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue5.65°

Saturation (HSL)35.56%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 65 · B 5D

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Colour values

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