Colour

#B88D8F

#B88D8F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B88D8F is a red with RGB values 184, 141, 143 and HSL 357°, 23%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B88D8F

RGBrgb(184, 141, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.5529, 0.5608

RGB percentages72.2%, 55.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(357.2, 23.2%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 23.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 22.3%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,094,863

CSS custom property--colour: #B88D8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#477270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94938Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9B8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#C1898Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 1.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 21.6 Pink · ΔE 22.3 Thistle · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 1.69, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8DB8B6

Analogous#B88DA5, #B8A18D

Triadic#8FB88D, #8D8FB8

Split complementary#8DB8A1, #8DA5B8

Tetradic#A4B88D, #8DB8B6, #A08DB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3EBEC

Lighter +20%#DFCCCD

Lighter +10%#CCACAE

Darker −10%#A46E70

Darker −20%#895658

Darker −30%#6A4244

Darker −40%#4B2E30

More saturated +25%#CF767A

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R184

G141

B143

Red184 (72.2%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue357.21°

Saturation (HSL)23.24%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 8D · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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