Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#B37A76

  • #B37A76
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B37A76 is a red with RGB values 179, 122, 118 and HSL 4°, 29%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B37A76#B37A76
HEX#B37A76
RGBrgb(179, 122, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4784, 0.4627
RGB percentages70.2%, 47.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(3.9, 28.6%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 34.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 34.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,294
CSS custom property--colour: #B37A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#4C8589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858275no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#938D75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.4Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9Light coral · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 24.7Light pink · ΔE 25.7Indian red · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AFB3
Analogous#B37690, #B39876
Triadic#76B37A, #7A76B3
Split complementary#76B398, #7691B3
Tetradic#91B376, #76AFB3, #9876B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9F9
Lighter +30%#EADAD8
Lighter +20%#D7BAB8
Lighter +10%#C59A97
Darker −10%#9E5C58
Darker −20%#7D4946
Darker −30%#5D3633
Darker −40%#3C2321
More saturated +25%#CE635B
Less saturated −25%#989191

Channel breakdown

R179
G122
B118
Red179 (70.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue3.93°
Saturation (HSL)28.64%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7A · B 76

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “b37a76” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.