Colour

#B30041

#B30041
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B30041 is a red with RGB values 179, 0, 65 and HSL 338°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B30041#B30041

HEX#B30041

RGBrgb(179, 0, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0, 0.2549

RGB percentages70.2%, 0%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(338.2, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,731,009

CSS custom property--colour: #B30041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#4CFFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444342no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D643Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C50025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.1 Crimson · ΔE 20.4 Firebrick · ΔE 21.9 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Maroon · ΔE 28.7 Dark red · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B372

Analogous#B3009B, #B31800

Triadic#41B300, #0041B3

Split complementary#00B318, #009BB3

Tetradic#9BB300, #00B372, #1800B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF80AE

Lighter +30%#FF4D8E

Lighter +20%#FF1A6D

Lighter +10%#E60054

Darker −10%#80002E

Darker −20%#4D001C

Darker −30%#1A0009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B30041

Less saturated −25%#9D1647

Channel breakdown

R179

B65

Red179 (70.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue338.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 00 · B 41

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