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Recognised as Colour

#B3736E

  • #B3736E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B3736E is a red with RGB values 179, 115, 110 and HSL 4°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B3736E#B3736E
HEX#B3736E
RGBrgb(179, 115, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.451, 0.4314
RGB percentages70.2%, 45.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(4.3, 31.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 38.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 35.8%, 38.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,760,494
CSS custom property--colour: #B3736E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4C8C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#807C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90896Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#C06B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3Dark salmon · ΔE 21Indian red · ΔE 22.1Light coral · ΔE 22.2Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Sienna · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EAEB3
Analogous#B36E8C, #B3956E
Triadic#6EB373, #736EB3
Split complementary#6EB395, #6E8CB3
Tetradic#8CB36E, #6EAEB3, #956EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4F4
Lighter +30%#E8D4D2
Lighter +20%#D6B4B1
Lighter +10%#C5938F
Darker −10%#9C5752
Darker −20%#7B4540
Darker −30%#59322F
Darker −40%#381F1D
More saturated +25%#CF5B52
Less saturated −25%#978B8A

Channel breakdown

R179
G115
B110
Red179 (70.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue4.35°
Saturation (HSL)31.22%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 73 · B 6E

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