Colour

#B95272

#B95272
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B95272 is a red with RGB values 185, 82, 114 and HSL 341°, 42%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#B95272

RGBrgb(185, 82, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3216, 0.4471

RGB percentages72.5%, 32.2%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(341.4, 42.4%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 55.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 55.7%, 38.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,145,266

CSS custom property--colour: #B95272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#46AD8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7C70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C7485Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Light coral · ΔE 24.4 Hot pink · ΔE 28.6 Brown · ΔE 30.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52B999

Analogous#B952A6, #B96652

Triadic#72B952, #5272B9

Split complementary#52B966, #52A6B9

Tetradic#A5B952, #52B999, #6552B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E3E8

Lighter +30%#E5BFCB

Lighter +20%#D69BAD

Lighter +10%#C87690

Darker −10%#9A3E5B

Darker −20%#753045

Darker −30%#512130

Darker −40%#2D121A

More saturated +25%#D73466

Less saturated −25%#9B707E

Channel breakdown

R185

G82

B114

Red185 (72.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue341.36°

Saturation (HSL)42.39%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 52 · B 72

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