Colour

#B38181

#B38181
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B38181 is a red with RGB values 179, 129, 129 and HSL 0°, 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

#B38181#B38181

HEX#B38181

RGBrgb(179, 129, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5059, 0.5059

RGB percentages70.2%, 50.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(0, 24.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 27.9%, 70.2%)

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

24-bit integer11,764,097

CSS custom property--colour: #B38181;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#4C7E7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8881no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#969180no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 5.4 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2 Light pink · ΔE 24 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81B3B3

Analogous#B3819A, #B39A81

Triadic#81B381, #8181B3

Split complementary#81B39A, #819AB3

Tetradic#9AB381, #81B3B3, #9A81B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDE0E0

Lighter +20%#D9C1C1

Lighter +10%#C6A1A1

Darker −10%#A06161

Darker −20%#804E4E

Darker −30%#613A3A

Darker −40%#412727

More saturated +25%#CC6868

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R179

G129

B129

Red179 (70.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)24.75%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 81 · B 81

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