Colour

#B22C47

#B22C47
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B22C47 is a red with RGB values 178, 44, 71 and HSL 348°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B22C47

RGBrgb(178, 44, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1725, 0.2784

RGB percentages69.8%, 17.3%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(347.9, 60.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 75.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 75.3%, 60.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,676,743

CSS custom property--colour: #B22C47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#4DD3B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514E47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#736A43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C30037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.6 Indian red · ΔE 16.7 Firebrick · ΔE 20.6 Crimson · ΔE 23.9 Maroon · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CB297

Analogous#B22C8A, #B2542C

Triadic#47B22C, #2C47B2

Split complementary#2CB254, #2C8AB2

Tetradic#8AB22C, #2CB297, #542CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBCC6

Lighter +30%#E493A3

Lighter +20%#DA6A80

Lighter +10%#D0415E

Darker −10%#892237

Darker −20%#601826

Darker −30%#370E16

Darker −40%#0E0406

More saturated +25%#CE1036

Less saturated −25%#964858

Channel breakdown

R178

G44

B71

Red178 (69.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue347.91°

Saturation (HSL)60.36%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 2C · B 47

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