Recognised as Colour

#B48B8A

#B48B8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B48B8A is a red with RGB values 180, 139, 138 and HSL 1°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B48B8A

RGBrgb(180, 139, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5451, 0.5412

RGB percentages70.6%, 54.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(1.4, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 22.8%, 23.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,832,202

CSS custom property--colour: #B48B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#4B7475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92908Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BD878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 2.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Gray · ΔE 18.6 Light pink · ΔE 23.2 Silver · ΔE 23.2 Pink · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 2.52, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AB3B4

Analogous#B48A9E, #B4A08A

Triadic#8AB48B, #8B8AB4

Split complementary#8AB4A0, #8A9EB4

Tetradic#9EB48A, #8AB3B4, #A08AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E7E7

Lighter +20%#DCC9C8

Lighter +10%#C8AAA9

Darker −10%#A06C6B

Darker −20%#845654

Darker −30%#654140

Darker −40%#452D2D

More saturated +25%#CC7472

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R180

G139

B138

Red180 (70.6%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue1.43°

Saturation (HSL)21.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 8B · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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