Recognised as Colour
#B01F18
- #B01F18
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B01F18 is a red with RGB values 176, 31, 24 and HSL 3°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B01F18#B01F18
HEX#B01F18
RGBrgb(176, 31, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1216, 0.0941
RGB percentages69%, 12.2%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(2.8, 76%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 86.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 86.4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,542,296
CSS custom property--colour: #B01F18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#4FE0E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#18A9B0
Analogous#B0185D, #B06B18
Triadic#18B01F, #1F18B0
Split complementary#18B06B, #185DB0
Tetradic#5DB018, #18A9B0, #6B18B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G31
B24
Red176 (69%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue2.76°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 1F · B 18
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