Colour
#B24341
- #B24341
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#B24341 is a red with RGB values 178, 67, 65 and HSL 1°, 47%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#B24341#B24341
HEX#B24341
RGBrgb(178, 67, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2627, 0.2549
RGB percentages69.8%, 26.3%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(1.1, 46.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 63.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 63.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,682,625
CSS custom property--colour: #B24341;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#4DBCBE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41B0B2
Analogous#B24177, #B27C41
Triadic#41B243, #4341B2
Split complementary#41B27B, #4177B2
Tetradic#77B241, #41B0B2, #7C41B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G67
B65
Red178 (69.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue1.06°
Saturation (HSL)46.5%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 43 · B 41
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