Colour

#B36062

#B36062
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B36062 is a red with RGB values 179, 96, 98 and HSL 359°, 35%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B36062

RGBrgb(179, 96, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3765, 0.3843

RGB percentages70.2%, 37.6%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(358.6, 35.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 46.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 46.4%, 45.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,755,618

CSS custom property--colour: #B36062;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#4C9F9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#867F60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C15561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.1 Light coral · ΔE 19 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Sienna · ΔE 23.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60B3B1

Analogous#B3608B, #B38760

Triadic#62B360, #6062B3

Split complementary#60B387, #608BB3

Tetradic#8CB360, #60B3B1, #8860B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EAEA

Lighter +30%#E4C8C8

Lighter +20%#D4A5A6

Lighter +10%#C38384

Darker −10%#98484A

Darker −20%#753839

Darker −30%#532728

Darker −40%#301718

More saturated +25%#D04346

Less saturated −25%#967D7E

Channel breakdown

R179

G96

B98

Red179 (70.2%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue358.55°

Saturation (HSL)35.32%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 60 · B 62

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Colour values

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