Colour

#B3185C

#B3185C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B3185C is a red with RGB values 179, 24, 92 and HSL 334°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#B3185C

RGBrgb(179, 24, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.0941, 0.3608

RGB percentages70.2%, 9.4%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(333.7, 76.4%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 86.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 86.6%, 48.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,737,180

CSS custom property--colour: #B3185C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#4CE7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C30039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Hot pink · ΔE 29 Deep pink · ΔE 29.1 Indian red · ΔE 29.6 Brown · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18B36F

Analogous#B318A9, #B32218

Triadic#5CB318, #185CB3

Split complementary#18B322, #18A9B3

Tetradic#AAB318, #18B36F, #2218B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A4C7

Lighter +30%#ED77AB

Lighter +20%#E74A8F

Lighter +10%#E01E73

Darker −10%#861245

Darker −20%#590C2E

Darker −30%#2C0617

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CB0059

Less saturated −25%#9A315F

Channel breakdown

R179

G24

B92

Red179 (70.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue333.68°

Saturation (HSL)76.35%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 18 · B 5C

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