Recognised as Colour

#B12D2F

#B12D2F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B12D2F is a red with RGB values 177, 45, 47 and HSL 359°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B12D2F#B12D2F

HEX#B12D2F

RGBrgb(177, 45, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.1765, 0.1843

RGB percentages69.4%, 17.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(359.1, 59.5%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 74.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 74.6%, 73.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,611,439

CSS custom property--colour: #B12D2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#4ED2D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544D2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#75692Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C3002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.1 Firebrick · ΔE 7.2 Dark red · ΔE 15.8 Maroon · ΔE 16.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.14, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DB1AF

Analogous#B12D71, #B16D2D

Triadic#2FB12D, #2D2FB1

Split complementary#2DB16D, #2D71B1

Tetradic#71B12D, #2DB1AF, #6D2DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBCBD

Lighter +30%#E49395

Lighter +20%#D96B6C

Lighter +10%#CF4244

Darker −10%#882324

Darker −20%#601819

Darker −30%#370E0F

Darker −40%#0E0404

More saturated +25%#CD1114

Less saturated −25%#95494A

Channel breakdown

R177

G45

B47

Red177 (69.4%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue359.09°

Saturation (HSL)59.46%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 2D · B 2F

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