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Colour

#B8604B

  • #B8604B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#B8604B is a red with RGB values 184, 96, 75 and HSL 12°, 43%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#B8604B#B8604B
HEX#B8604B
RGBrgb(184, 96, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3765, 0.2941
RGB percentages72.2%, 37.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(11.6, 43.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 59.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.8%, 59.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,083,275
CSS custom property--colour: #B8604B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#479FB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#766D49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8515Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.2Indian red · ΔE 13Dark salmon · ΔE 19.8Light coral · ΔE 19.8Saddle brown · ΔE 19.9Salmon · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BA3B8
Analogous#B84B6D, #B8964B
Triadic#4BB860, #604BB8
Split complementary#4BB897, #4B6CB8
Tetradic#6DB84B, #4BA3B8, #974BB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2E1DD
Lighter +30%#E3C1B9
Lighter +20%#D5A194
Lighter +10%#C68070
Darker −10%#954C3B
Darker −20%#713A2C
Darker −30%#4C271E
Darker −40%#271410
More saturated +25%#D74D2C
Less saturated −25%#99736A

Channel breakdown

R184
G96
B75
Red184 (72.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue11.56°
Saturation (HSL)43.43%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 60 · B 4B

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