Recognised as Colour

#B2393D

#B2393D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B2393D is a red with RGB values 178, 57, 61 and HSL 358°, 51%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B2393D#B2393D

HEX#B2393D

RGBrgb(178, 57, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2235, 0.2392

RGB percentages69.8%, 22.4%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(358, 51.5%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 68%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 68%, 65.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,680,061

CSS custom property--colour: #B2393D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#4DC6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A543Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C31A3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 7.1 Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 14.3 Maroon · ΔE 21.1 Dark red · ΔE 21.4 Sienna · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39B2AE

Analogous#B2397A, #B27139

Triadic#3DB239, #393DB2

Split complementary#39B271, #397AB2

Tetradic#7AB239, #39B2AE, #7139B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC9CA

Lighter +30%#E1A3A5

Lighter +20%#D57C7F

Lighter +10%#C95559

Darker −10%#8B2D30

Darker −20%#652023

Darker −30%#3E1415

Darker −40%#170808

More saturated +25%#CF1C22

Less saturated −25%#955658

Channel breakdown

R178

G57

B61

Red178 (69.8%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue358.02°

Saturation (HSL)51.49%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 39 · B 3D

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