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Colour

#B96872

  • #B96872
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B96872 is a red with RGB values 185, 104, 114 and HSL 353°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B96872#B96872
HEX#B96872
RGBrgb(185, 104, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4078, 0.4471
RGB percentages72.5%, 40.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(352.6, 36.7%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 43.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 43.8%, 38.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,150,898
CSS custom property--colour: #B96872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#46978D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777672no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C75F6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.3Indian red · ΔE 17.5Light coral · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Dark salmon · ΔE 25.6Salmon · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68B9AF
Analogous#B9689A, #B98768
Triadic#72B968, #6872B9
Split complementary#68B987, #689AB9
Tetradic#9AB968, #68B9AF, #8768B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF3F4
Lighter +30%#E9D1D4
Lighter +20%#D9AEB3
Lighter +10%#C98B93
Darker −10%#A34B56
Darker −20%#803B44
Darker −30%#5D2B31
Darker −40%#3A1B1F
More saturated +25%#D54C5D
Less saturated −25%#9D8487

Channel breakdown

R185
G104
B114
Red185 (72.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue352.59°
Saturation (HSL)36.65%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 68 · B 72

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