Colour

#980B00

#980B00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#980B00 is a red with RGB values 152, 11, 0 and HSL 4°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#980B00#980B00

HEX#980B00

RGBrgb(152, 11, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.0431, 0

RGB percentages59.6%, 4.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(4.3, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK0%, 92.8%, 100%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,964,288

CSS custom property--colour: #980B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#67F4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#605500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A8000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 5.6 Maroon · ΔE 10.6 Firebrick · ΔE 11.1 Brown · ΔE 16.2 Crimson · ΔE 26.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 5.62, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008D98

Analogous#980041, #985700

Triadic#00980B, #0B0098

Split complementary#009857, #004198

Tetradic#419800, #008D98, #570098

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7065

Lighter +30%#FF4132

Lighter +20%#FE1200

Lighter +10%#CB0F00

Darker −10%#650700

Darker −20%#320400

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#980B00

Less saturated −25%#851B13

Channel breakdown

R152

G11

Red152 (59.6%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue4.34°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 98 · G 0B · B 00

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