Recognised as Colour

#B2352E

#B2352E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B2352E is a red with RGB values 178, 53, 46 and HSL 3°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B2352E

RGBrgb(178, 53, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2078, 0.1804

RGB percentages69.8%, 20.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(3.2, 58.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 74.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 74.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,679,022

CSS custom property--colour: #B2352E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#4DCAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59512Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#786C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C40735no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 4.9 Firebrick · ΔE 7.7 Dark red · ΔE 15.6 Maroon · ΔE 16.8 Indian red · ΔE 17.1 Sienna · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.94, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EABB2

Analogous#B22E69, #B2772E

Triadic#2EB235, #352EB2

Split complementary#2EB277, #2E69B2

Tetradic#69B22E, #2EABB2, #772EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC0BE

Lighter +30%#E49995

Lighter +20%#D9736D

Lighter +10%#CF4C44

Darker −10%#892924

Darker −20%#611D19

Darker −30%#38110F

Darker −40%#100504

More saturated +25%#CE1C12

Less saturated −25%#964E4A

Channel breakdown

R178

G53

B46

Red178 (69.8%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue3.18°

Saturation (HSL)58.93%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 35 · B 2E

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