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Recognised as Colour

#B57F8A

  • #B57F8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B57F8A is a red with RGB values 181, 127, 138 and HSL 348°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B57F8A#B57F8A
HEX#B57F8A
RGBrgb(181, 127, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.498, 0.5412
RGB percentages71%, 49.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(347.8, 26.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 29.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 23.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,894,666
CSS custom property--colour: #B57F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#4A8075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87888Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#949189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.4Light pink · ΔE 23Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 23.2Pink · ΔE 24.8Dark grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB5AA
Analogous#B57FA5, #B58F7F
Triadic#8AB57F, #7F8AB5
Split complementary#7FB58F, #7FA5B5
Tetradic#A5B57F, #7FB5AA, #8F7FB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE0E3
Lighter +20%#DAC0C5
Lighter +10%#C89FA8
Darker −10%#A25F6C
Darker −20%#834B57
Darker −30%#623941
Darker −40%#42262C
More saturated +25%#CE667B
Less saturated −25%#9C9899

Channel breakdown

R181
G127
B138
Red181 (71%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue347.78°
Saturation (HSL)26.73%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 7F · B 8A

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