Recognised as Colour

#B8195D

#B8195D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B8195D is a red with RGB values 184, 25, 93 and HSL 334°, 76%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B8195D

RGBrgb(184, 25, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.098, 0.3647

RGB percentages72.2%, 9.8%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(334.3, 76.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 86.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 86.4%, 49.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,065,117

CSS custom property--colour: #B8195D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#47E6A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6B59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C9003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Deep pink · ΔE 27.9 Hot pink · ΔE 28.5 Indian red · ΔE 29 Brown · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19B874

Analogous#B819AC, #B82519

Triadic#5DB819, #195DB8

Split complementary#19B825, #19ACB8

Tetradic#ACB819, #19B874, #2519B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3AAC9

Lighter +30%#ED7DAD

Lighter +20%#E75091

Lighter +10%#E12374

Darker −10%#8B1346

Darker −20%#5E0D30

Darker −30%#310719

Darker −40%#040102

More saturated +25%#D10059

Less saturated −25%#9E3361

Channel breakdown

R184

G25

B93

Red184 (72.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue334.34°

Saturation (HSL)76.08%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 19 · B 5D

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