Colour

#B37F8F

#B37F8F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B37F8F is a red with RGB values 179, 127, 143 and HSL 342°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B37F8F#B37F8F

HEX#B37F8F

RGBrgb(179, 127, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.498, 0.5608

RGB percentages70.2%, 49.8%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(341.5, 25.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 29.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 29.1%, 20.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,763,599

CSS custom property--colour: #B37F8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#4C8070

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#858890no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#92918Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Light pink · ΔE 23.6 Thistle · ΔE 24.8 Dark grey · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FB3A3

Analogous#B37FA9, #B3897F

Triadic#8FB37F, #7F8FB3

Split complementary#7FB389, #7FA9B3

Tetradic#A9B37F, #7FB3A3, #897FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDFE3

Lighter +20%#D9BFC7

Lighter +10%#C69FAB

Darker −10%#A05F73

Darker −20%#804C5C

Darker −30%#603945

Darker −40%#40262E

More saturated +25%#CD6685

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R179

G127

B143

Red179 (70.2%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue341.54°

Saturation (HSL)25.49%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 7F · B 8F

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Colour values

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