Colour

#B56362

#B56362
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B56362 is a red with RGB values 181, 99, 98 and HSL 1°, 36%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B56362#B56362

HEX#B56362

RGBrgb(181, 99, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.3882, 0.3843

RGB percentages71%, 38.8%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(0.7, 35.9%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.7, 45.9%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 45.3%, 45.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,887,458

CSS custom property--colour: #B56362;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#4A9C9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#898160no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C35863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.9 Light coral · ΔE 18.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8 Sienna · ΔE 22 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62B4B5

Analogous#B5628B, #B58D62

Triadic#62B563, #6362B5

Split complementary#62B58D, #628BB5

Tetradic#8BB562, #62B4B5, #8D62B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDED

Lighter +30%#E6CACA

Lighter +20%#D6A8A7

Lighter +10%#C58585

Darker −10%#9B4A49

Darker −20%#783939

Darker −30%#562928

Darker −40%#331818

More saturated +25%#D24745

Less saturated −25%#987F7F

Channel breakdown

R181

G99

B98

Red181 (71%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue0.72°

Saturation (HSL)35.93%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 63 · B 62

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Colour values

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