Colour

#B9575B

#B9575B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B9575B is a red with RGB values 185, 87, 91 and HSL 358°, 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

#B9575B#B9575B

HEX#B9575B

RGBrgb(185, 87, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.3412, 0.3569

RGB percentages72.5%, 34.1%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(357.6, 41.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.6, 53%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 53%, 50.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,146,523

CSS custom property--colour: #B9575B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#46A8A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D695Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#857D59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C94959no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8.3 Light coral · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6 Brown · ΔE 20.6 Sienna · ΔE 22.4 Salmon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57B9B5

Analogous#B9578C, #B98457

Triadic#5BB957, #575BB9

Split complementary#57B984, #578CB9

Tetradic#8CB957, #57B9B5, #8457B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E7E8

Lighter +30%#E6C3C4

Lighter +20%#D79FA1

Lighter +10%#C87B7E

Darker −10%#9C4145

Darker −20%#783235

Darker −30%#542325

Darker −40%#301415

More saturated +25%#D73940

Less saturated −25%#9B7576

Channel breakdown

R185

G87

B91

Red185 (72.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue357.55°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 57 · B 5B

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Colour values

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