Colour

#B36168

#B36168
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B36168 is a red with RGB values 179, 97, 104 and HSL 355°, 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#B36168

RGBrgb(179, 97, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.3804, 0.4078

RGB percentages70.2%, 38%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(354.9, 35%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 45.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 45.8%, 41.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,755,880

CSS custom property--colour: #B36168;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#4C9E97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#867F66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C15764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Light coral · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 26 Sienna · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61B3AC

Analogous#B36191, #B38361

Triadic#68B361, #6168B3

Split complementary#61B383, #6191B3

Tetradic#91B361, #61B3AC, #8361B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EBEC

Lighter +30%#E5C8CB

Lighter +20%#D4A6AA

Lighter +10%#C48389

Darker −10%#984950

Darker −20%#75393E

Darker −30%#53282C

Darker −40%#31171A

More saturated +25%#D04450

Less saturated −25%#967E80

Channel breakdown

R179

G97

B104

Red179 (70.2%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue354.88°

Saturation (HSL)35.04%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 61 · B 68

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