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Recognised as Colour

#B6756D

  • #B6756D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B6756D is a red with RGB values 182, 117, 109 and HSL 7°, 33%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B6756D#B6756D
HEX#B6756D
RGBrgb(182, 117, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.4588, 0.4275
RGB percentages71.4%, 45.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(6.6, 33.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.6, 40.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 40.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,957,613
CSS custom property--colour: #B6756D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#498A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#837E6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#938B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#C36D73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.2Light coral · ΔE 21.4Indian red · ΔE 21.6Sienna · ΔE 24.3Pale violetred · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DAEB6
Analogous#B66D8A, #B6996D
Triadic#6DB675, #756DB6
Split complementary#6DB69A, #6D89B6
Tetradic#8AB66D, #6DAEB6, #9A6DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF6F5
Lighter +30%#E9D5D3
Lighter +20%#D8B5B1
Lighter +10%#C7958F
Darker −10%#A05950
Darker −20%#7E463F
Darker −30%#5C332E
Darker −40%#3A201D
More saturated +25%#D16052
Less saturated −25%#9B8A88

Channel breakdown

R182
G117
B109
Red182 (71.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue6.58°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 75 · B 6D

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