Recognised as Colour

#B02442

#B02442
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B02442 is a red with RGB values 176, 36, 66 and HSL 347°, 66%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B02442#B02442

HEX#B02442

RGBrgb(176, 36, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1412, 0.2588

RGB percentages69%, 14.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(347.1, 66%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.1, 79.5%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 79.5%, 62.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,543,618

CSS custom property--colour: #B02442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#4FDBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4A42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#70673Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C10031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 22.4 Maroon · ΔE 25.4 Dark red · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24B092

Analogous#B02488, #B04C24

Triadic#42B024, #2442B0

Split complementary#24B04C, #2488B0

Tetradic#88B024, #24B092, #4C24B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFB1BE

Lighter +30%#E6879B

Lighter +20%#DE5C78

Lighter +10%#D53255

Darker −10%#861B32

Darker −20%#5B1322

Darker −30%#310A12

Darker −40%#070102

More saturated +25%#CB0933

Less saturated −25%#963E51

Channel breakdown

R176

G36

B66

Red176 (69%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue347.14°

Saturation (HSL)66.04%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 24 · B 42

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