Recognised as Colour

#B66A78

#B66A78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B66A78 is a red with RGB values 182, 106, 120 and HSL 349°, 34%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B66A78

RGBrgb(182, 106, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4157, 0.4706

RGB percentages71.4%, 41.6%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(348.9, 34.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 41.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 41.8%, 34.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,954,808

CSS custom property--colour: #B66A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#499587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777778no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C3636Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 18 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light coral · ΔE 21.8 Light pink · ΔE 27.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AB6A8

Analogous#B66A9E, #B6826A

Triadic#78B66A, #6A78B6

Split complementary#6AB682, #6A9EB6

Tetradic#9EB66A, #6AB6A8, #826AB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F3F4

Lighter +30%#E8D1D5

Lighter +20%#D8AEB6

Lighter +10%#C78C97

Darker −10%#9F4E5D

Darker −20%#7D3D49

Darker −30%#5B2C35

Darker −40%#381C21

More saturated +25%#D24E66

Less saturated −25%#9A868A

Channel breakdown

R182

G106

B120

Red182 (71.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue348.95°

Saturation (HSL)34.23%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 6A · B 78

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