Colour

#B38180

#B38180
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B38180 is a red with RGB values 179, 129, 128 and HSL 1°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B38180

RGBrgb(179, 129, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5059, 0.502

RGB percentages70.2%, 50.6%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(1.2, 25.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 28.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 27.9%, 28.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,764,096

CSS custom property--colour: #B38180;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4C7E7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96917Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.3 Light pink · ΔE 24.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80B2B3

Analogous#B38099, #B39B80

Triadic#80B381, #8180B3

Split complementary#80B39B, #8098B3

Tetradic#99B380, #80B2B3, #9B80B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE0E0

Lighter +20%#D9C0C0

Lighter +10%#C6A1A0

Darker −10%#A06160

Darker −20%#804E4D

Darker −30%#603A3A

Darker −40%#402727

More saturated +25%#CC6967

Less saturated −25%#9A9999

Channel breakdown

R179

G129

B128

Red179 (70.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue1.18°

Saturation (HSL)25.12%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 81 · B 80

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