Colour

#B95757

#B95757
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B95757 is a red with RGB values 185, 87, 87 and HSL 0°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B95757#B95757

HEX#B95757

RGBrgb(185, 87, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3412, 0.3412

RGB percentages72.5%, 34.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(0, 41.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 53%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 53%, 53%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,146,519

CSS custom property--colour: #B95757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#46A8A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6956no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#867D55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C94858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.4 Light coral · ΔE 17.2 Brown · ΔE 19.3 Sienna · ΔE 20.3 Salmon · ΔE 21.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57B9B9

Analogous#B95788, #B98857

Triadic#57B957, #5757B9

Split complementary#57B988, #5788B9

Tetradic#88B957, #57B9B9, #8857B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E7E7

Lighter +30%#E6C3C3

Lighter +20%#D79F9F

Lighter +10%#C87B7B

Darker −10%#9C4141

Darker −20%#783232

Darker −30%#542323

Darker −40%#301414

More saturated +25%#D73939

Less saturated −25%#9B7575

Channel breakdown

R185

G87

B87

Red185 (72.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 57 · B 57

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