Recognised as Colour

#B22D45

#B22D45
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B22D45 is a red with RGB values 178, 45, 69 and HSL 349°, 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#B22D45

RGBrgb(178, 45, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1765, 0.2706

RGB percentages69.8%, 17.6%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(349.2, 59.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 74.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 74.7%, 61.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,676,997

CSS custom property--colour: #B22D45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#4DD2BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514F45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#736A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C30037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 16 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 23.3 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Dark red · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DB29A

Analogous#B22D88, #B2572D

Triadic#45B22D, #2D45B2

Split complementary#2DB257, #2D88B2

Tetradic#88B22D, #2DB29A, #572DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEBDC6

Lighter +30%#E494A2

Lighter +20%#DA6B7F

Lighter +10%#CF435C

Darker −10%#892335

Darker −20%#611825

Darker −30%#380E16

Darker −40%#0F0406

More saturated +25%#CE1133

Less saturated −25%#964957

Channel breakdown

R178

G45

B69

Red178 (69.8%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue349.17°

Saturation (HSL)59.64%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 2D · B 45

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