Colour

#B0004A

#B0004A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B0004A is a red with RGB values 176, 0, 74 and HSL 335°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B0004A#B0004A

HEX#B0004A

RGBrgb(176, 0, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0, 0.2902

RGB percentages69%, 0%, 29%

HSLhsl(334.8, 100%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.8, 100%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 58%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,534,410

CSS custom property--colour: #B0004A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#4FFFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#41434Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6346no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C1002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.1 Crimson · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9 Firebrick · ΔE 28.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B066

Analogous#B000A2, #B00E00

Triadic#4AB000, #004AB0

Split complementary#00B00E, #00A2B0

Tetradic#A2B000, #00B066, #0E00B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF7DB4

Lighter +30%#FF4A96

Lighter +20%#FF1779

Lighter +10%#E3005F

Darker −10%#7D0035

Darker −20%#4A001F

Darker −30%#17000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B0004A

Less saturated −25%#9A164E

Channel breakdown

R176

B74

Red176 (69%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue334.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 00 · B 4A

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