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Colour

#B36160

  • #B36160
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#B36160 is a red with RGB values 179, 97, 96 and HSL 1°, 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

#B36160#B36160
HEX#B36160
RGBrgb(179, 97, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3804, 0.3765
RGB percentages70.2%, 38%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(0.7, 35.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.7, 46.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 46.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,755,872
CSS custom property--colour: #B36160;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#4C9E9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#736E5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#877F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C15661no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 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 text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.9Light coral · ΔE 18.8Sienna · ΔE 21.6Pale violetred · ΔE 22Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3Dark salmon · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60B2B3
Analogous#B36088, #B38A60
Triadic#60B361, #6160B3
Split complementary#60B38A, #6089B3
Tetradic#89B360, #60B2B3, #8B60B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EAEA
Lighter +30%#E4C8C8
Lighter +20%#D4A6A5
Lighter +10%#C38383
Darker −10%#984948
Darker −20%#753938
Darker −30%#532827
Darker −40%#301717
More saturated +25%#D04443
Less saturated −25%#967E7D

Channel breakdown

R179
G97
B96
Red179 (70.2%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue0.72°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 61 · B 60

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