Colour

#BA7874

#BA7874
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BA7874 is a red with RGB values 186, 120, 116 and HSL 3°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BA7874#BA7874

HEX#BA7874

RGBrgb(186, 120, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4706, 0.4549

RGB percentages72.9%, 47.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(3.4, 33.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 37.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 35.5%, 37.6%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,532

CSS custom property--colour: #BA7874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#45878B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#958E73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C77077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.7 Light coral · ΔE 20.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 24 Light pink · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74B6BA

Analogous#BA7493, #BA9B74

Triadic#74BA78, #7874BA

Split complementary#74BA9B, #7493BA

Tetradic#93BA74, #74B6BA, #9B74BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFC

Lighter +30%#EDDBDA

Lighter +20%#DCBAB8

Lighter +10%#CB9996

Darker −10%#A85853

Darker −20%#864642

Darker −30%#643431

Darker −40%#412221

More saturated +25%#D4615A

Less saturated −25%#A08F8E

Channel breakdown

R186

G120

B116

Red186 (72.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue3.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.65%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 78 · B 74

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#BA7874

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else