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Recognised as Colour

#B8787D

  • #B8787D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B8787D is a red with RGB values 184, 120, 125 and HSL 355°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B8787D#B8787D
HEX#B8787D
RGBrgb(184, 120, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4706, 0.4902
RGB percentages72.2%, 47.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(355.3, 31.1%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 34.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 34.8%, 32.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,089,469
CSS custom property--colour: #B8787D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#478782

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83827Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#938E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C4727Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9Pale violetred · ΔE 21.4Light coral · ΔE 22.7Dark salmon · ΔE 23.9Light pink · ΔE 24.1Indian red · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78B8B3
Analogous#B8789D, #B89378
Triadic#7DB878, #787DB8
Split complementary#78B893, #789DB8
Tetradic#9DB878, #78B8B3, #9378B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EDDCDE
Lighter +20%#DBBBBD
Lighter +10%#CA999D
Darker −10%#A6575D
Darker −20%#84464B
Darker −30%#633438
Darker −40%#422225
More saturated +25%#D25E67
Less saturated −25%#9E9293

Channel breakdown

R184
G120
B125
Red184 (72.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue355.31°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 78 · B 7D

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