Recognised as Colour

#B0494D

#B0494D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B0494D is a red with RGB values 176, 73, 77 and HSL 358°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B0494D#B0494D

HEX#B0494D

RGBrgb(176, 73, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2863, 0.302

RGB percentages69%, 28.6%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(357.7, 41.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 58.5%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 58.5%, 56.2%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,553,101

CSS custom property--colour: #B0494D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#4FB6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625D4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C734Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C0384Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.3 Brown · ΔE 15.5 Sienna · ΔE 21.1 Light coral · ΔE 21.2 Firebrick · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49B0AC

Analogous#B04980, #B07949

Triadic#4DB049, #494DB0

Split complementary#49B079, #4980B0

Tetradic#81B049, #49B0AC, #7949B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EED7D8

Lighter +30%#DFB3B4

Lighter +20%#D08F91

Lighter +10%#C16B6E

Darker −10%#8C3A3D

Darker −20%#682B2D

Darker −30%#441C1E

Darker −40%#200D0E

More saturated +25%#CF2A30

Less saturated −25%#91686A

Channel breakdown

R176

G73

B77

Red176 (69%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue357.67°

Saturation (HSL)41.37%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 49 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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