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Recognised as Colour

#B86E84

  • #B86E84
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B86E84 is a red with RGB values 184, 110, 132 and HSL 342°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B86E84#B86E84
HEX#B86E84
RGBrgb(184, 110, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4314, 0.5176
RGB percentages72.2%, 43.1%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(342.2, 34.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 40.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 28.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,086,916
CSS custom property--colour: #B86E84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#47917B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797C85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8982no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#C36976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4Light coral · ΔE 24.4Indian red · ΔE 25.1Light pink · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB8A2
Analogous#B86EA9, #B87D6E
Triadic#84B86E, #6E84B8
Split complementary#6EB87D, #6EA9B8
Tetradic#A9B86E, #6EB8A2, #7D6EB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F8
Lighter +30%#EAD5DB
Lighter +20%#DAB2BE
Lighter +10%#C990A1
Darker −10%#A35069
Darker −20%#813F53
Darker −30%#5F2E3D
Darker −40%#3C1E27
More saturated +25%#D35379
Less saturated −25%#9D898F

Channel breakdown

R184
G110
B132
Red184 (72.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue342.16°
Saturation (HSL)34.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 6E · B 84

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