Colour

#B7757B

#B7757B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B7757B is a red with RGB values 183, 117, 123 and HSL 355°, 31%, 59%. 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

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HEX#B7757B

RGBrgb(183, 117, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.4588, 0.4824

RGB percentages71.8%, 45.9%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(354.5, 31.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 36.1%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 36.1%, 32.8%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,023,163

CSS custom property--colour: #B7757B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#488A84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#918C7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C36F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.4 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.3 Light pink · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75B7B1

Analogous#B7759C, #B79075

Triadic#7BB775, #757BB7

Split complementary#75B790, #759CB7

Tetradic#9CB775, #75B7B1, #9075B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFB

Lighter +30%#EBDADB

Lighter +20%#DAB8BB

Lighter +10%#C8979B

Darker −10%#A4555C

Darker −20%#82444A

Darker −30%#613237

Darker −40%#3F2124

More saturated +25%#D15B66

Less saturated −25%#9D8F90

Channel breakdown

R183

G117

B123

Red183 (71.8%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue354.55°

Saturation (HSL)31.43%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 75 · B 7B

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Colour values

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