Colour

#B38F89

#B38F89
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B38F89 is a red with RGB values 179, 143, 137 and HSL 9°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B38F89

RGBrgb(179, 143, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5608, 0.5373

RGB percentages70.2%, 56.1%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(8.6, 21.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 23.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 20.1%, 23.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,767,689

CSS custom property--colour: #B38F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#4C7076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969389no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 4.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Silver · ΔE 21.4 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Dim grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 4.83, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89ADB3

Analogous#B38998, #B3A489

Triadic#89B38F, #8F89B3

Split complementary#89B3A4, #8998B3

Tetradic#98B389, #89ADB3, #A489B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE7E6

Lighter +20%#DBCAC7

Lighter +10%#C7ACA8

Darker −10%#9F726A

Darker −20%#825A54

Darker −30%#634540

Darker −40%#442F2C

More saturated +25%#CB7E71

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R179

G143

B137

Red179 (70.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)21.65%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 8F · B 89

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