Colour

#B3515E

#B3515E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B3515E is a red with RGB values 179, 81, 94 and HSL 352°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B3515E

RGBrgb(179, 81, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3176, 0.3686

RGB percentages70.2%, 31.8%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(352, 39.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352, 54.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 54.7%, 47.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,751,774

CSS custom property--colour: #B3515E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#4CAEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66645Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F785Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C24456no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.2 Light coral · ΔE 20.3 Brown · ΔE 22.7 Salmon · ΔE 26.6 Sienna · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51B3A6

Analogous#B3518F, #B37551

Triadic#5EB351, #515EB3

Split complementary#51B375, #518FB3

Tetradic#8FB351, #51B3A6, #7551B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1DFE1

Lighter +30%#E2BBC1

Lighter +20%#D298A0

Lighter +10%#C3747F

Darker −10%#91404A

Darker −20%#6E3038

Darker −30%#4A2126

Darker −40%#271114

More saturated +25%#D23247

Less saturated −25%#947075

Channel breakdown

R179

G81

B94

Red179 (70.2%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue352.04°

Saturation (HSL)39.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 51 · B 5E

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