Colour

#B31942

#B31942
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B31942 is a red with RGB values 179, 25, 66 and HSL 344°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B31942#B31942

HEX#B31942

RGBrgb(179, 25, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.098, 0.2588

RGB percentages70.2%, 9.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(344, 75.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344, 86%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 86%, 63.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,737,410

CSS custom property--colour: #B31942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#4CE6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4842no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#70673Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C5002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20 Crimson · ΔE 20.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Maroon · ΔE 26.8 Dark red · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19B38A

Analogous#B3198F, #B33D19

Triadic#42B319, #1942B3

Split complementary#19B33D, #198FB3

Tetradic#8FB319, #19B38A, #3D19B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3A6BA

Lighter +30%#EC7998

Lighter +20%#E64C75

Lighter +10%#E01F53

Darker −10%#861332

Darker −20%#5A0C21

Darker −30%#2D0611

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC0036

Less saturated −25%#9A334E

Channel breakdown

R179

G25

B66

Red179 (70.2%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue344.03°

Saturation (HSL)75.49%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 19 · B 42

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