Colour

#B78490

#B78490
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B78490 is a red with RGB values 183, 132, 144 and HSL 346°, 26%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B78490

RGBrgb(183, 132, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5176, 0.5647

RGB percentages71.8%, 51.8%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(345.9, 26.2%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 27.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 27.9%, 21.3%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,027,024

CSS custom property--colour: #B78490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#487B6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#97958Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C08188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.5 Light pink · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2 Pink · ΔE 23.4 Thistle · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84B7AB

Analogous#B784AA, #B79284

Triadic#90B784, #8490B7

Split complementary#84B792, #84AAB7

Tetradic#AAB784, #84B7AB, #9284B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE5E7

Lighter +20%#DDC4CA

Lighter +10%#CAA4AD

Darker −10%#A46473

Darker −20%#864F5C

Darker −30%#663C46

Darker −40%#462930

More saturated +25%#CF6C83

Less saturated −25%#9F9C9D

Channel breakdown

R183

G132

B144

Red183 (71.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue345.88°

Saturation (HSL)26.15%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 84 · B 90

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