Colour

#B2727F

#B2727F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B2727F is a red with RGB values 178, 114, 127 and HSL 348°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B2727F

RGBrgb(178, 114, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4471, 0.498

RGB percentages69.8%, 44.7%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(347.8, 29.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 36%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 28.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,694,719

CSS custom property--colour: #B2727F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#4D8D80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7D7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B887Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Light coral · ΔE 25.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Light pink · ΔE 26 Gray · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72B2A5

Analogous#B2729F, #B28572

Triadic#7FB272, #727FB2

Split complementary#72B285, #729FB2

Tetradic#9FB272, #72B2A5, #8572B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF6F7

Lighter +30%#E8D5D9

Lighter +20%#D6B4BB

Lighter +10%#C4939D

Darker −10%#9C5563

Darker −20%#7B434E

Darker −30%#5A3139

Darker −40%#391F24

More saturated +25%#CD576F

Less saturated −25%#978D8F

Channel breakdown

R178

G114

B127

Red178 (69.8%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue347.81°

Saturation (HSL)29.36%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 72 · B 7F

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