Recognised as Colour
#B00202
- #B00202
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B00202 is a red with RGB values 176, 2, 2 and HSL 0°, 98%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B00202#B00202
HEX#B00202
RGBrgb(176, 2, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0078, 0.0078
RGB percentages69%, 0.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(0, 97.8%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 98.9%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 98.9%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,534,850
CSS custom property--colour: #B00202;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#4FFDFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02B0B0
Analogous#B00259, #B05902
Triadic#02B002, #0202B0
Split complementary#02B059, #0259B0
Tetradic#59B002, #02B0B0, #5902B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G2
B2
Red176 (69%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)97.75%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 02 · B 02
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