Recognised as Colour
#B01220
- #B01220
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B01220 is a red with RGB values 176, 18, 32 and HSL 355°, 81%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B01220#B01220
HEX#B01220
RGBrgb(176, 18, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0706, 0.1255
RGB percentages69%, 7.1%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(354.7, 81.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 89.8%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 89.8%, 81.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,538,976
CSS custom property--colour: #B01220;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#4FEDDF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#12B0A2
Analogous#B0126F, #B05312
Triadic#20B012, #1220B0
Split complementary#12B053, #126FB0
Tetradic#6FB012, #12B0A2, #5312B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G18
B32
Red176 (69%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue354.68°
Saturation (HSL)81.44%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 12 · B 20
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