Colour

#B2867C

#B2867C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B2867C is a red with RGB values 178, 134, 124 and HSL 11°, 26%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B2867C

RGBrgb(178, 134, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5255, 0.4863

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(11.1, 26%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 30.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 30.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,699,836

CSS custom property--colour: #B2867C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4D7983

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908B7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A947Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.7 Gray · ΔE 20.5 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Tan · ΔE 22.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CA8B2

Analogous#B27C8D, #B2A17C

Triadic#7CB286, #867CB2

Split complementary#7CB2A1, #7C8DB2

Tetradic#8DB27C, #7CA8B2, #A17CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDFC

Lighter +30%#EBDFDC

Lighter +20%#D8C1BC

Lighter +10%#C5A49C

Darker −10%#9E695D

Darker −20%#7E544A

Darker −30%#5E3E37

Darker −40%#3E2924

More saturated +25%#CC7662

Less saturated −25%#989696

Channel breakdown

R178

G134

B124

Red178 (69.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue11.11°

Saturation (HSL)25.96%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 86 · B 7C

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