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Colour

#B3615F

  • #B3615F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#B3615F is a red with RGB values 179, 97, 95 and HSL 1°, 36%, 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

#B3615F#B3615F
HEX#B3615F
RGBrgb(179, 97, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3804, 0.3725
RGB percentages70.2%, 38%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(1.4, 35.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 46.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 46.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,755,871
CSS custom property--colour: #B3615F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#4C9EA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#736E5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#877F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C15661no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.8Light coral · ΔE 18.8Sienna · ΔE 21.1Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5Dark salmon · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FB1B3
Analogous#B35F87, #B38B5F
Triadic#5FB361, #615FB3
Split complementary#5FB38B, #5F87B3
Tetradic#87B35F, #5FB1B3, #8B5FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EAE9
Lighter +30%#E4C7C7
Lighter +20%#D4A5A4
Lighter +10%#C38382
Darker −10%#974A48
Darker −20%#753937
Darker −30%#522827
Darker −40%#2F1717
More saturated +25%#D14542
Less saturated −25%#957D7D

Channel breakdown

R179
G97
B95
Red179 (70.2%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue1.43°
Saturation (HSL)35.59%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 61 · B 5F

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