Colour

#B20E31

#B20E31
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B20E31 is a red with RGB values 178, 14, 49 and HSL 347°, 85%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B20E31

RGBrgb(178, 14, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.0549, 0.1922

RGB percentages69.8%, 5.5%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(347.2, 85.4%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 92.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 92.1%, 72.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,669,041

CSS custom property--colour: #B20E31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1

Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#4DF1CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494431no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F652Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#C40020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.4 Firebrick · ΔE 11.4 Crimson · ΔE 15.2 Dark red · ΔE 19.6 Maroon · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EB28F

Analogous#B20E83, #B23D0E

Triadic#31B20E, #0E31B2

Split complementary#0EB23D, #0E83B2

Tetradic#83B20E, #0EB28F, #3D0EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F795AA

Lighter +30%#F36684

Lighter +20%#EF375E

Lighter +10%#E1123E

Darker −10%#830A24

Darker −20%#530717

Darker −30%#24030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C00029

Less saturated −25%#9A263F

Channel breakdown

R178

G14

B49

Red178 (69.8%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue347.2°

Saturation (HSL)85.42%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 0E · B 31

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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