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Recognised as Colour

#B96D85

  • #B96D85
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B96D85 is a red with RGB values 185, 109, 133 and HSL 341°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B96D85#B96D85
HEX#B96D85
RGBrgb(185, 109, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4275, 0.5216
RGB percentages72.5%, 42.7%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(341.1, 35.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.1, 41.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 28.1%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,152,197
CSS custom property--colour: #B96D85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#46927A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#787B86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8983no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C56875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.5Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Light coral · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 25.1Light pink · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB9A1
Analogous#B96DAB, #B97B6D
Triadic#85B96D, #6D85B9
Split complementary#6DB97B, #6DABB9
Tetradic#ABB96D, #6DB9A1, #7B6DB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F8
Lighter +30%#EBD4DB
Lighter +20%#DAB2BF
Lighter +10%#CA8FA2
Darker −10%#A44F6A
Darker −20%#823E54
Darker −30%#5F2E3D
Darker −40%#3D1D27
More saturated +25%#D4527B
Less saturated −25%#9E888F

Channel breakdown

R185
G109
B133
Red185 (72.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue341.05°
Saturation (HSL)35.19%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 6D · B 85

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