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Recognised as Colour

#B8738A

  • #B8738A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B8738A is a red with RGB values 184, 115, 138 and HSL 340°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B8738A#B8738A
HEX#B8738A
RGBrgb(184, 115, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.451, 0.5412
RGB percentages72.2%, 45.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(340, 32.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 37.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 37.5%, 25%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,088,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B8738A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#478C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C808Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C36F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 17Light pink · ΔE 25.5Light coral · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 27.1Indian red · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73B8A1
Analogous#B873AC, #B87F73
Triadic#8AB873, #738AB8
Split complementary#73B87E, #73ADB8
Tetradic#ADB873, #73B8A1, #7F73B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFB
Lighter +30%#EBD9DF
Lighter +20%#DAB7C3
Lighter +10%#C995A6
Darker −10%#A5536E
Darker −20%#834258
Darker −30%#613141
Darker −40%#3F202A
More saturated +25%#D25981
Less saturated −25%#9E8D93

Channel breakdown

R184
G115
B138
Red184 (72.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)32.7%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 73 · B 8A

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