Colour

#B8747C

#B8747C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B8747C is a red with RGB values 184, 116, 124 and HSL 353°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B8747C

RGBrgb(184, 116, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4549, 0.4863

RGB percentages72.2%, 45.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(352.9, 32.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 37%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 37%, 32.6%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,088,444

CSS custom property--colour: #B8747C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#478B83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807F7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#908C7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C46E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4 Light coral · ΔE 22 Indian red · ΔE 23 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.9 Light pink · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74B8B0

Analogous#B8749E, #B88E74

Triadic#7CB874, #747CB8

Split complementary#74B88E, #749EB8

Tetradic#9EB874, #74B8B0, #8E74B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFB

Lighter +30%#ECD9DB

Lighter +20%#DAB8BC

Lighter +10%#C9969C

Darker −10%#A5545E

Darker −20%#83434A

Darker −30%#613237

Darker −40%#402024

More saturated +25%#D25A68

Less saturated −25%#9E8E90

Channel breakdown

R184

G116

B124

Red184 (72.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue352.94°

Saturation (HSL)32.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 74 · B 7C

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Colour values

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