Colour
#B28D85
- #B28D85
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B28D85 is a red with RGB values 178, 141, 133 and HSL 11°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B28D85#B28D85
HEX#B28D85
RGBrgb(178, 141, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5529, 0.5216
RGB percentages69.8%, 55.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(10.7, 22.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 25.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 25.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,701,637
CSS custom property--colour: #B28D85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4D727A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85AAB2
Analogous#B28594, #B2A485
Triadic#85B28D, #8D85B2
Split complementary#85B2A3, #8594B2
Tetradic#94B285, #85AAB2, #A485B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G141
B133
Red178 (69.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue10.67°
Saturation (HSL)22.61%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 8D · B 85
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