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Recognised as Colour

#B9727D

  • #B9727D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B9727D is a red with RGB values 185, 114, 125 and HSL 351°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B9727D#B9727D
HEX#B9727D
RGBrgb(185, 114, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4471, 0.4902
RGB percentages72.5%, 44.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(350.7, 33.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 38.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 32.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,153,469
CSS custom property--colour: #B9727D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#468D82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E7E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8B7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C56C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6Light coral · ΔE 21.7Indian red · ΔE 22.5Light pink · ΔE 25.2Dark salmon · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B9AE
Analogous#B972A1, #B98B72
Triadic#7DB972, #727DB9
Split complementary#72B98B, #72A1B9
Tetradic#A1B972, #72B9AE, #8B72B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFB
Lighter +30%#ECD8DB
Lighter +20%#DBB6BC
Lighter +10%#CA949C
Darker −10%#A6525F
Darker −20%#84414C
Darker −30%#623038
Darker −40%#3F2024
More saturated +25%#D3586B
Less saturated −25%#9F8C8F

Channel breakdown

R185
G114
B125
Red185 (72.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue350.7°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 72 · B 7D

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