Colour

#B28681

#B28681
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28681 is a red with RGB values 178, 134, 129 and HSL 6°, 24%, 60%. 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#B28681

RGBrgb(178, 134, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5255, 0.5059

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.5%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(6.1, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.7%, 27.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,699,841

CSS custom property--colour: #B28681;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.281WCAG 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 6.62:1

Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#4D797E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8B81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#999480no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.6 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Tan · ΔE 24 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81ADB2

Analogous#B28194, #B29F81

Triadic#81B286, #8681B2

Split complementary#81B29E, #8195B2

Tetradic#94B281, #81ADB2, #9E81B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE1E0

Lighter +20%#D9C3C0

Lighter +10%#C5A4A1

Darker −10%#9F6861

Darker −20%#7F534E

Darker −30%#603E3A

Darker −40%#402A27

More saturated +25%#CB7268

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R178

G134

B129

Red178 (69.8%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue6.12°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 86 · B 81

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Colour values

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