Colour

#B30A49

#B30A49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B30A49 is a red with RGB values 179, 10, 73 and HSL 338°, 89%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B30A49

RGBrgb(179, 10, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0392, 0.2863

RGB percentages70.2%, 3.9%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(337.6, 89.4%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 94.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 94.4%, 59.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,733,577

CSS custom property--colour: #B30A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#4CF5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44464Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C4002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.1 Crimson · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0AB374

Analogous#B30A9D, #B3200A

Triadic#49B30A, #0A49B3

Split complementary#0AB320, #0A9DB3

Tetradic#9DB30A, #0AB374, #200AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F990B7

Lighter +30%#F66098

Lighter +20%#F33079

Lighter +10%#E30D5D

Darker −10%#830735

Darker −20%#520522

Darker −30%#22020E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0046

Less saturated −25%#9B224F

Channel breakdown

R179

G10

B73

Red179 (70.2%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue337.63°

Saturation (HSL)89.42%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 0A · B 49

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