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Recognised as Colour

#B26D74

  • #B26D74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B26D74 is a red with RGB values 178, 109, 116 and HSL 354°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B26D74#B26D74
HEX#B26D74
RGBrgb(178, 109, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4275, 0.4549
RGB percentages69.8%, 42.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(353.9, 30.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 38.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 34.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,693,428
CSS custom property--colour: #B26D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#4D928B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8573no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1Pale violetred · ΔE 20Indian red · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 22.5Dark salmon · ΔE 25.7Light pink · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB2AB
Analogous#B26D96, #B2896D
Triadic#74B26D, #6D74B2
Split complementary#6DB289, #6D97B2
Tetradic#97B26D, #6DB2AB, #896DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3F3
Lighter +30%#E7D1D3
Lighter +20%#D5B0B4
Lighter +10%#C48E94
Darker −10%#9B5159
Darker −20%#794046
Darker −30%#582E32
Darker −40%#361D1F
More saturated +25%#CE515E
Less saturated −25%#96898A

Channel breakdown

R178
G109
B116
Red178 (69.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue353.91°
Saturation (HSL)30.94%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 6D · B 74

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