Colour

#B05050

#B05050
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B05050 is a red with RGB values 176, 80, 80 and HSL 0°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B05050#B05050

HEX#B05050

RGBrgb(176, 80, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3137, 0.3137

RGB percentages69%, 31.4%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(0, 37.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 54.5%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 54.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,554,896

CSS custom property--colour: #B05050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#4FAFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66614Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E754Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C04151no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.5 Brown · ΔE 17.9 Sienna · ΔE 19.4 Light coral · ΔE 20.1 Salmon · ΔE 23.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#50B0B0

Analogous#B05080, #B08050

Triadic#50B050, #5050B0

Split complementary#50B080, #5080B0

Tetradic#80B050, #50B0B0, #8050B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDDDD

Lighter +30%#E0B9B9

Lighter +20%#D09696

Lighter +10%#C07373

Darker −10%#8D4040

Darker −20%#6A3030

Darker −30%#472020

Darker −40%#241010

More saturated +25%#D03030

Less saturated −25%#907070

Channel breakdown

R176

G80

B80

Red176 (69%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)37.8%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 50 · B 50

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Colour values

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