Recognised as Colour

#B78A8F

#B78A8F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B78A8F is a red with RGB values 183, 138, 143 and HSL 353°, 24%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B78A8F#B78A8F

HEX#B78A8F

RGBrgb(183, 138, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5412, 0.5608

RGB percentages71.8%, 54.1%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(353.3, 23.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 24.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 21.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,028,559

CSS custom property--colour: #B78A8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#487570

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91918Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B998Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C0868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 3.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Light pink · ΔE 21.7 Pink · ΔE 22.6 Thistle · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 3.25, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AB7B2

Analogous#B78AA6, #B79B8A

Triadic#8FB78A, #8A8FB7

Split complementary#8AB79B, #8AA6B7

Tetradic#A6B78A, #8AB7B2, #9B8AB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E9EA

Lighter +20%#DEC9CB

Lighter +10%#CAAAAD

Darker −10%#A46A71

Darker −20%#885359

Darker −30%#684044

Darker −40%#482D30

More saturated +25%#CF727D

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R183

G138

B143

Red183 (71.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue353.33°

Saturation (HSL)23.81%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 8A · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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