Recognised as Colour
#B02000
- #B02000
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B02000 is a red with RGB values 176, 32, 0 and HSL 11°, 100%, 35%. 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
#B02000#B02000
HEX#B02000
RGBrgb(176, 32, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1255, 0
RGB percentages69%, 12.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(10.9, 100%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 100%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 81.8%, 100%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,542,528
CSS custom property--colour: #B02000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#4FDFFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0090B0
Analogous#B00038, #B07800
Triadic#00B020, #2000B0
Split complementary#00B078, #0038B0
Tetradic#38B000, #0090B0, #7800B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G32
B0
Red176 (69%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 20 · B 00
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