Colour

#B27F97

#B27F97
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B27F97 is a red with RGB values 178, 127, 151 and HSL 332°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B27F97

RGBrgb(178, 127, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.498, 0.5922

RGB percentages69.8%, 49.8%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(331.8, 24.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.8, 28.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.7%, 15.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,698,071

CSS custom property--colour: #B27F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4D8068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B97E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.8 Thistle · ΔE 23.9 Plum · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 24.6 Light pink · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FB29A

Analogous#B27FB1, #B2817F

Triadic#97B27F, #7F97B2

Split complementary#7FB281, #7FB1B2

Tetradic#B1B27F, #7FB29A, #817FB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#EBDFE5

Lighter +20%#D8BFCB

Lighter +10%#C59FB1

Darker −10%#9F5F7D

Darker −20%#7F4C64

Darker −30%#5F394B

Darker −40%#3F2632

More saturated +25%#CC6595

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R178

G127

B151

Red178 (69.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue331.76°

Saturation (HSL)24.88%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 7F · B 97

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