Colour

#B28199

#B28199
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28199 is a red with RGB values 178, 129, 153 and HSL 331°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B28199

RGBrgb(178, 129, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5059, 0.6

RGB percentages69.8%, 50.6%, 60%

HSLhsl(330.6, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 14%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,698,585

CSS custom property--colour: #B28199;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4D7E66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858A9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#909298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B98089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 23.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 23.9 Gray · ΔE 24 Light pink · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81B29A

Analogous#B281B2, #B28181

Triadic#99B281, #8199B2

Split complementary#81B281, #81B2B2

Tetradic#B2B281, #81B29A, #8181B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE0E6

Lighter +20%#D9C0CC

Lighter +10%#C5A1B3

Darker −10%#9F617F

Darker −20%#7F4E66

Darker −30%#603A4D

Darker −40%#402733

More saturated +25%#CB6898

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R178

G129

B153

Red178 (69.8%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue330.61°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 81 · B 99

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Colour values

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