Colour

#B26D88

#B26D88
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B26D88 is a red with RGB values 178, 109, 136 and HSL 337°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B26D88

RGBrgb(178, 109, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4275, 0.5333

RGB percentages69.8%, 42.7%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(336.5, 30.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 38.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 23.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,693,448

CSS custom property--colour: #B26D88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#4D9277

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#868686no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC6A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5 Plum · ΔE 26.9 Light coral · ΔE 28.2 Light pink · ΔE 28.2 Indian red · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DB297

Analogous#B26DAB, #B2746D

Triadic#88B26D, #6D88B2

Split complementary#6DB274, #6DABB2

Tetradic#ABB26D, #6DB297, #746DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F3F5

Lighter +30%#E7D1DA

Lighter +20%#D5B0BE

Lighter +10%#C48EA3

Darker −10%#9B516E

Darker −20%#794056

Darker −30%#582E3E

Darker −40%#361D27

More saturated +25%#CE5182

Less saturated −25%#96898E

Channel breakdown

R178

G109

B136

Red178 (69.8%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue336.52°

Saturation (HSL)30.94%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 6D · B 88

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Colour values

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