Colour

#B5887C

#B5887C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B5887C is a red with RGB values 181, 136, 124 and HSL 13°, 28%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B5887C

RGBrgb(181, 136, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5333, 0.4863

RGB percentages71%, 53.3%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(12.6, 27.8%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 31.5%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 24.9%, 31.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,896,956

CSS custom property--colour: #B5887C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#4A7783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928D7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D967Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C08285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.3 Tan · ΔE 21 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Dark grey · ΔE 22 Burlywood · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CA9B5

Analogous#B57C8C, #B5A57C

Triadic#7CB588, #887CB5

Split complementary#7CB5A5, #7C8CB5

Tetradic#8CB57C, #7CA9B5, #A57CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#ECE1DE

Lighter +20%#DAC3BD

Lighter +10%#C7A69D

Darker −10%#A26B5C

Darker −20%#825549

Darker −30%#614037

Darker −40%#412A24

More saturated +25%#CF7962

Less saturated −25%#9B9796

Channel breakdown

R181

G136

B124

Red181 (71%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue12.63°

Saturation (HSL)27.8%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 88 · B 7C

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Colour values

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