Colour

#BE6D68

#BE6D68
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BE6D68 is a red with RGB values 190, 109, 104 and HSL 3°, 40%, 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 Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BE6D68

RGBrgb(190, 109, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4275, 0.4078

RGB percentages74.5%, 42.7%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(3.5, 39.8%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 45.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 42.6%, 45.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,479,848

CSS custom property--colour: #BE6D68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#419297

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7A67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#928A67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CD626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.4 Light coral · ΔE 16.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Sienna · ΔE 22 Salmon · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68B9BE

Analogous#BE688E, #BE9868

Triadic#68BE6D, #6D68BE

Split complementary#68BE98, #688EBE

Tetradic#8EBE68, #68B9BE, #9868BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7F7

Lighter +30%#ECD4D3

Lighter +20%#DDB2AF

Lighter +10%#CD8F8C

Darker −10%#AA4F49

Darker −20%#863E3A

Darker −30%#632E2A

Darker −40%#3F1D1B

More saturated +25%#D9554D

Less saturated −25%#A38583

Channel breakdown

R190

G109

B104

Red190 (74.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue3.49°

Saturation (HSL)39.81%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 6D · B 68

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