Recognised as Colour

#B2482E

#B2482E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#B2482E is a red with RGB values 178, 72, 46 and HSL 12°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#B2482E

RGBrgb(178, 72, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2824, 0.1804

RGB percentages69.8%, 28.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(11.8, 58.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 74.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 59.6%, 74.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,683,886

CSS custom property--colour: #B2482E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#4DB7D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655B2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F722Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C43042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 12.4 Brown · ΔE 12.5 Firebrick · ΔE 15.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 17.3 Indian red · ΔE 17.4 Dark red · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E98B2

Analogous#B22E56, #B28A2E

Triadic#2EB248, #482EB2

Split complementary#2EB28A, #2E56B2

Tetradic#56B22E, #2E98B2, #8A2EB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC7BE

Lighter +30%#E4A595

Lighter +20%#D9826D

Lighter +10%#CF6044

Darker −10%#893824

Darker −20%#612719

Darker −30%#38170F

Darker −40%#100604

More saturated +25%#CE3712

Less saturated −25%#96594A

Channel breakdown

R178

G72

B46

Red178 (69.8%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue11.82°

Saturation (HSL)58.93%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 48 · B 2E

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