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Recognised as Colour

#B87F8E

  • #B87F8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B87F8E is a red with RGB values 184, 127, 142 and HSL 344°, 29%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B87F8E#B87F8E
HEX#B87F8E
RGBrgb(184, 127, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.498, 0.5569
RGB percentages72.2%, 49.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(344.2, 28.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 31%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 31%, 22.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,091,278
CSS custom property--colour: #B87F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#478071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87898Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#94938Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C27C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.2Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3Light pink · ΔE 22.5Pink · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB8A9
Analogous#B87FAB, #B88D7F
Triadic#8EB87F, #7F8EB8
Split complementary#7FB88D, #7FABB8
Tetradic#ABB87F, #7FB8A9, #8D7FB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE1E5
Lighter +20%#DCC1C8
Lighter +10%#CAA0AB
Darker −10%#A65E71
Darker −20%#864B5A
Darker −30%#663844
Darker −40%#45262E
More saturated +25%#D16682
Less saturated −25%#9F989A

Channel breakdown

R184
G127
B142
Red184 (72.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue344.21°
Saturation (HSL)28.64%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7F · B 8E

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