Recognised as Colour

#B72E64

#B72E64
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B72E64 is a red with RGB values 183, 46, 100 and HSL 336°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B72E64

RGBrgb(183, 46, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.1804, 0.3922

RGB percentages71.8%, 18%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(336.4, 59.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.4, 74.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 74.9%, 45.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,004,964

CSS custom property--colour: #B72E64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#48D19B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#726E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C71445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.4 Hot pink · ΔE 26.8 Brown · ΔE 30.3 Deep pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EB781

Analogous#B72EA9, #B73C2E

Triadic#64B72E, #2E64B7

Split complementary#2EB73C, #2EA9B7

Tetradic#A9B72E, #2EB781, #3C2EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0C1D4

Lighter +30%#E599B7

Lighter +20%#DB709A

Lighter +10%#D1477D

Darker −10%#8E244E

Darker −20%#651A37

Darker −30%#3D0F21

Darker −40%#14050B

More saturated +25%#D4115E

Less saturated −25%#9A4B6A

Channel breakdown

R183

G46

B100

Red183 (71.8%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue336.35°

Saturation (HSL)59.83%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 2E · B 64

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