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Recognised as Colour

#B45D72

  • #B45D72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B45D72 is a red with RGB values 180, 93, 114 and HSL 346°, 37%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B45D72#B45D72
HEX#B45D72
RGBrgb(180, 93, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.3647, 0.4471
RGB percentages70.6%, 36.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(345.5, 36.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.5, 48.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 36.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,820,402
CSS custom property--colour: #B45D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#4BA28D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C6E73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#827E70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C15565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.6Indian red · ΔE 19.5Light coral · ΔE 22.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.5Salmon · ΔE 30.9Brown · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DB49F
Analogous#B45D9D, #B4745D
Triadic#72B45D, #5D72B4
Split complementary#5DB474, #5D9DB4
Tetradic#9EB45D, #5DB49F, #745DB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E8EB
Lighter +30%#E4C6CD
Lighter +20%#D4A3AF
Lighter +10%#C48090
Darker −10%#98465A
Darker −20%#753645
Darker −30%#522631
Darker −40%#2F161C
More saturated +25%#D23F63
Less saturated −25%#967B81

Channel breakdown

R180
G93
B114
Red180 (70.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue345.52°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 5D · B 72

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