Recognised as Colour
#B38E85
- #B38E85
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B38E85 is a red with RGB values 179, 142, 133 and HSL 12°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B38E85#B38E85
HEX#B38E85
RGBrgb(179, 142, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5569, 0.5216
RGB percentages70.2%, 55.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(11.7, 23.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 25.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.7%, 25.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,429
CSS custom property--colour: #B38E85;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#4C717A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#85AAB3
Analogous#B38593, #B3A585
Triadic#85B38E, #8E85B3
Split complementary#85B3A5, #8593B3
Tetradic#93B385, #85AAB3, #A585B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G142
B133
Red179 (70.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue11.74°
Saturation (HSL)23.23%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8E · B 85
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