Recognised as Colour

#B02855

#B02855
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B02855 is a red with RGB values 176, 40, 85 and HSL 340°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B02855#B02855

HEX#B02855

RGBrgb(176, 40, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.1569, 0.3333

RGB percentages69%, 15.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(340.1, 63%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 77.3%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 77.3%, 51.7%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,544,661

CSS custom property--colour: #B02855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#4FD7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4E56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Tritanopia#C0003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22.8 Brown · ΔE 24.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.4 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1 Crimson · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28B083

Analogous#B02899, #B03F28

Triadic#55B028, #2855B0

Split complementary#28B03F, #2899B0

Tetradic#99B028, #28B083, #3F28B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEB6C8

Lighter +30%#E58CA9

Lighter +20%#DB638B

Lighter +10%#D2396C

Darker −10%#861F41

Darker −20%#5D152D

Darker −30%#330C19

Darker −40%#0A0205

More saturated +25%#CB0D4C

Less saturated −25%#95435E

Channel breakdown

R176

G40

B85

Red176 (69%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue340.15°

Saturation (HSL)62.96%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 28 · B 55

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