Recognised as Colour

#B22E08

#B22E08
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B22E08 is a red with RGB values 178, 46, 8 and HSL 13°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B22E08

RGBrgb(178, 46, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1804, 0.0314

RGB percentages69.8%, 18%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(13.4, 91.4%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 95.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 74.2%, 95.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,677,192

CSS custom property--colour: #B22E08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 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#474747

Inverted#4DD1F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#786A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C50029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 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

Firebrick · ΔE 13.2 Dark red · ΔE 15 Maroon · ΔE 19.4 Brown · ΔE 19.8 Chocolate · ΔE 22.4 Tomato · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#088CB2

Analogous#B20837, #B28308

Triadic#08B22E, #2E08B2

Split complementary#08B283, #0837B2

Tetradic#37B208, #088CB2, #8308B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAA58C

Lighter +30%#F87E5B

Lighter +20%#F5582B

Lighter +10%#E33B0A

Darker −10%#812106

Darker −20%#501504

Darker −30%#200801

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA2A00

Less saturated −25%#9B3B1F

Channel breakdown

R178

G46

Red178 (69.8%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue13.41°

Saturation (HSL)91.4%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 2E · B 08

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