Recognised as Colour

#BA797A

#BA797A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BA797A is a red with RGB values 186, 121, 122 and HSL 359°, 32%, 60%. 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

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HEX#BA797A

RGBrgb(186, 121, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.7294, 0.4745, 0.4784

RGB percentages72.9%, 47.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(359.1, 32%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 34.9%, 72.9%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 34.4%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,220,794

CSS custom property--colour: #BA797A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#458685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85837Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#958F79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C6727Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 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 text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11 Light coral · ΔE 21.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Light pink · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79BAB9

Analogous#BA799B, #BA9979

Triadic#7ABA79, #797ABA

Split complementary#79BA99, #799ABA

Tetradic#9ABA79, #79BAB9, #9979BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEDEDE

Lighter +20%#DDBCBD

Lighter +10%#CB9B9B

Darker −10%#A95759

Darker −20%#874647

Darker −30%#663435

Darker −40%#442324

More saturated +25%#D36061

Less saturated −25%#A19293

Channel breakdown

R186

G121

B122

Red186 (72.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue359.08°

Saturation (HSL)32.02%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BA · G 79 · B 7A

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