Recognised as Colour

#B2454A

#B2454A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B2454A is a red with RGB values 178, 69, 74 and HSL 357°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B2454A

RGBrgb(178, 69, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2706, 0.2902

RGB percentages69.8%, 27.1%, 29%

HSLhsl(357.2, 44.1%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 61.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 61.2%, 58.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,683,146

CSS custom property--colour: #B2454A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1

Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#4DBAB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7247no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C23148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9 Brown · ΔE 13.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.3 Light coral · ΔE 21.7 Sienna · ΔE 21.7 Salmon · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45B2AD

Analogous#B24580, #B27645

Triadic#4AB245, #454AB2

Split complementary#45B276, #4580B2

Tetradic#81B245, #45B2AD, #7745B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFD4D6

Lighter +30%#E0B0B2

Lighter +20%#D28B8E

Lighter +10%#C4666B

Darker −10%#8D373B

Darker −20%#68292B

Darker −30%#441A1C

Darker −40%#1F0C0D

More saturated +25%#D1262E

Less saturated −25%#936466

Channel breakdown

R178

G69

B74

Red178 (69.8%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue357.25°

Saturation (HSL)44.13%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 45 · B 4A

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