Colour

#B56779

#B56779
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B56779 is a red with RGB values 181, 103, 121 and HSL 346°, 35%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B56779

RGBrgb(181, 103, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4039, 0.4745

RGB percentages71%, 40.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(346.2, 34.5%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 43.1%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 43.1%, 33.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,888,505

CSS custom property--colour: #B56779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#4A9886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747579no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#878477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C1606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Light coral · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 28.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67B5A3

Analogous#B567A0, #B57C67

Triadic#79B567, #6779B5

Split complementary#67B57C, #67A0B5

Tetradic#A0B567, #67B5A3, #7C67B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F0F2

Lighter +30%#E7CED4

Lighter +20%#D6ACB5

Lighter +10%#C68997

Darker −10%#9D4C5F

Darker −20%#7A3C4A

Darker −30%#582B35

Darker −40%#361A21

More saturated +25%#D14B6A

Less saturated −25%#998388

Channel breakdown

R181

G103

B121

Red181 (71%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue346.15°

Saturation (HSL)34.51%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 67 · B 79

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Colour values

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