Colour

#B0174A

#B0174A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B0174A is a red with RGB values 176, 23, 74 and HSL 340°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B0174A#B0174A

HEX#B0174A

RGBrgb(176, 23, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0902, 0.2902

RGB percentages69%, 9%, 29%

HSLhsl(340, 76.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 86.9%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 86.9%, 58%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,540,298

CSS custom property--colour: #B0174A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#4FE8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C1002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Crimson · ΔE 25.6 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17B07D

Analogous#B01796, #B03117

Triadic#4AB017, #174AB0

Split complementary#17B030, #1797B0

Tetradic#97B017, #17B07D, #3117B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A0BC

Lighter +30%#ED739C

Lighter +20%#E7467C

Lighter +10%#DD1D5D

Darker −10%#831137

Darker −20%#560B24

Darker −30%#290511

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70042

Less saturated −25%#973052

Channel breakdown

R176

G23

B74

Red176 (69%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)76.88%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 17 · B 4A

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Colour values

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