Colour

#B28093

#B28093
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28093 is a red with RGB values 178, 128, 147 and HSL 337°, 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

#B28093#B28093

HEX#B28093

RGBrgb(178, 128, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.502, 0.5765

RGB percentages69.8%, 50.2%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(337.2, 24.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.2, 28.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.1%, 17.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,698,323

CSS custom property--colour: #B28093;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2701WCAG 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 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4D7F6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858994no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#919192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.5 Thistle · ΔE 23.9 Light pink · ΔE 24 Dark grey · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80B29F

Analogous#B280AC, #B28680

Triadic#93B280, #8093B2

Split complementary#80B286, #80ACB2

Tetradic#ACB280, #80B29F, #8680B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDFE4

Lighter +20%#D9C0C9

Lighter +10%#C5A0AE

Darker −10%#9F6078

Darker −20%#7F4D60

Darker −30%#5F3A48

Darker −40%#402730

More saturated +25%#CB678D

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R178

G128

B147

Red178 (69.8%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue337.2°

Saturation (HSL)24.51%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 80 · B 93

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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