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Recognised as Colour

#B75E4E

  • #B75E4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#B75E4E is a red with RGB values 183, 94, 78 and HSL 9°, 42%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B75E4E#B75E4E
HEX#B75E4E
RGBrgb(183, 94, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.3686, 0.3059
RGB percentages71.8%, 36.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(9.1, 42.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 57.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 48.6%, 57.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,017,230
CSS custom property--colour: #B75E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#48A1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#746C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A7F4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C74F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.4Sienna · ΔE 13Light coral · ΔE 19Salmon · ΔE 20.5Brown · ΔE 20.5Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EA7B7
Analogous#B74E72, #B7934E
Triadic#4EB75E, #5E4EB7
Split complementary#4EB792, #4E73B7
Tetradic#73B74E, #4EA7B7, #924EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E2DF
Lighter +30%#E3C1BB
Lighter +20%#D4A097
Lighter +10%#C67F72
Darker −10%#954A3D
Darker −20%#71382E
Darker −30%#4D261F
Darker −40%#291410
More saturated +25%#D6482F
Less saturated −25%#98746D

Channel breakdown

R183
G94
B78
Red183 (71.8%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue9.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 5E · B 4E

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