Recognised as Colour

#B46D74

#B46D74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B46D74 is a red with RGB values 180, 109, 116 and HSL 354°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B46D74

RGBrgb(180, 109, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4275, 0.4549

RGB percentages70.6%, 42.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(354.1, 32.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 39.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 35.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,824,500

CSS custom property--colour: #B46D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#4B928B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C06670no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light coral · ΔE 21.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.2 Light pink · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6DB4AD

Analogous#B46D97, #B4896D

Triadic#74B46D, #6D74B4

Split complementary#6DB489, #6D97B4

Tetradic#98B46D, #6DB4AD, #8A6DB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F4F4

Lighter +30%#E8D2D4

Lighter +20%#D7B0B4

Lighter +10%#C58F94

Darker −10%#9D5158

Darker −20%#7C3F45

Darker −30%#5A2E32

Darker −40%#381D20

More saturated +25%#D0515E

Less saturated −25%#98898A

Channel breakdown

R180

G109

B116

Red180 (70.6%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue354.08°

Saturation (HSL)32.13%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 6D · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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