Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#B74E73

  • #B74E73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B74E73 is a red with RGB values 183, 78, 115 and HSL 339°, 42%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B74E73#B74E73
HEX#B74E73
RGBrgb(183, 78, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3059, 0.451
RGB percentages71.8%, 30.6%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(338.9, 42.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 57.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 57.4%, 37.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,013,171
CSS custom property--colour: #B74E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#48B18C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C5455Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Indian red · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 26.7Hot pink · ΔE 27.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.4Brown · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EB792
Analogous#B74EA7, #B75D4E
Triadic#73B74E, #4E73B7
Split complementary#4EB75D, #4EA7B7
Tetradic#A8B74E, #4EB792, #5E4EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2DFE6
Lighter +30%#E3BBC9
Lighter +20%#D497AC
Lighter +10%#C67290
Darker −10%#953D5C
Darker −20%#712E46
Darker −30%#4D1F2F
Darker −40%#291019
More saturated +25%#D62F6A
Less saturated −25%#986D7C

Channel breakdown

R183
G78
B115
Red183 (71.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue338.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 4E · B 73

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “b74e73” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.