Recognised as Colour

#B87D73

#B87D73
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B87D73 is a red with RGB values 184, 125, 115 and HSL 9°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B87D73

RGBrgb(184, 125, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4902, 0.451

RGB percentages72.2%, 49%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(8.7, 32.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 37.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 32.1%, 37.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,090,739

CSS custom property--colour: #B87D73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#47828C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#989072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C5757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6 Light coral · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.8 Tan · ΔE 25.6 Light pink · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73AEB8

Analogous#B8738B, #B8A073

Triadic#73B87D, #7D73B8

Split complementary#73B89F, #738CB8

Tetradic#8CB873, #73AEB8, #A073B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBFA

Lighter +30%#EBDBD9

Lighter +20%#DABCB7

Lighter +10%#C99C95

Darker −10%#A55F53

Darker −20%#834C42

Darker −30%#613831

Darker −40%#3F2420

More saturated +25%#D26A59

Less saturated −25%#9E908D

Channel breakdown

R184

G125

B115

Red184 (72.2%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue8.7°

Saturation (HSL)32.7%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 7D · B 73

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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