Recognised as Colour

#B28E8A

#B28E8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28E8A is a red with RGB values 178, 142, 138 and HSL 6°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B28E8A

RGBrgb(178, 142, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5569, 0.5412

RGB percentages69.8%, 55.7%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(6, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 22.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,701,898

CSS custom property--colour: #B28E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4D7175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95928Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D998Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BA8A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.3 Dark grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Silver · ΔE 21.5 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AAEB2

Analogous#B28A9A, #B2A28A

Triadic#8AB28E, #8E8AB2

Split complementary#8AB2A2, #8A9AB2

Tetradic#9AB28A, #8AAEB2, #A28AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE7E6

Lighter +20%#DAC9C8

Lighter +10%#C6ACA9

Darker −10%#9E706B

Darker −20%#815955

Darker −30%#624441

Darker −40%#442F2C

More saturated +25%#CA7B72

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R178

G142

B138

Red178 (69.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)20.62%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 8E · B 8A

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