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Recognised as Colour

#B27C8E

  • #B27C8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B27C8E is a red with RGB values 178, 124, 142 and HSL 340°, 26%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B27C8E#B27C8E
HEX#B27C8E
RGBrgb(178, 124, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4863, 0.5569
RGB percentages69.8%, 48.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(340, 26%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 30.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 30.3%, 20.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,294
CSS custom property--colour: #B27C8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#4D8371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82858Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BB7982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.8Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1Gray · ΔE 24.1Light pink · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 25.8Pink · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CB2A0
Analogous#B27CA9, #B2857C
Triadic#8EB27C, #7C8EB2
Split complementary#7CB285, #7CA9B2
Tetradic#A9B27C, #7CB2A0, #857CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFD
Lighter +30%#EBDCE1
Lighter +20%#D8BCC5
Lighter +10%#C59CAA
Darker −10%#9E5D73
Darker −20%#7E4A5B
Darker −30%#5E3744
Darker −40%#3E242D
More saturated +25%#CC6285
Less saturated −25%#989697

Channel breakdown

R178
G124
B142
Red178 (69.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)25.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7C · B 8E

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