Colour
#B2281A
- #B2281A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B2281A is a red with RGB values 178, 40, 26 and HSL 6°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B2281A#B2281A
HEX#B2281A
RGBrgb(178, 40, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1569, 0.102
RGB percentages69.8%, 15.7%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(5.5, 74.5%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 85.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 77.5%, 85.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,675,674
CSS custom property--colour: #B2281A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#4DD7E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1AA4B2
Analogous#B21A58, #B2741A
Triadic#1AB228, #281AB2
Split complementary#1AB274, #1A58B2
Tetradic#58B21A, #1AA4B2, #741AB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G40
B26
Red178 (69.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue5.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 28 · B 1A
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