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Recognised as Colour

#B97A76

  • #B97A76
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B97A76 is a red with RGB values 185, 122, 118 and HSL 4°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B97A76#B97A76
HEX#B97A76
RGBrgb(185, 122, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4784, 0.4627
RGB percentages72.5%, 47.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(3.6, 32.4%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.6, 36.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 36.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,155,510
CSS custom property--colour: #B97A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#468589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#878375no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#968F75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C67379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.9Dark salmon · ΔE 20.1Light coral · ΔE 21.8Indian red · ΔE 23.3Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Light pink · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76B5B9
Analogous#B97693, #B99B76
Triadic#76B97A, #7A76B9
Split complementary#76B99C, #7693B9
Tetradic#93B976, #76B5B9, #9C76B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFD
Lighter +30%#EDDCDB
Lighter +20%#DBBCBA
Lighter +10%#CA9B98
Darker −10%#A75A55
Darker −20%#854844
Darker −30%#633633
Darker −40%#422321
More saturated +25%#D3635C
Less saturated −25%#9F9190

Channel breakdown

R185
G122
B118
Red185 (72.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue3.58°
Saturation (HSL)32.37%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7A · B 76

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