Colour

#B32900

#B32900
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B32900 is a red with RGB values 179, 41, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B32900

RGBrgb(179, 41, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1608, 0

RGB percentages70.2%, 16.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(13.7, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 77.1%, 100%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,741,440

CSS custom property--colour: #B32900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#4CD6FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#776900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C60024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 15.2 Dark red · ΔE 16.5 Maroon · ΔE 21.2 Brown · ΔE 22.5 Chocolate · ΔE 23.4 Tomato · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008AB3

Analogous#B30030, #B38300

Triadic#00B329, #2900B3

Split complementary#00B382, #0031B3

Tetradic#30B300, #008AB3, #8300B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF9D80

Lighter +30%#FF764D

Lighter +20%#FF4E1A

Lighter +10%#E63500

Darker −10%#801D00

Darker −20%#4D1200

Darker −30%#1A0600

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B32900

Less saturated −25%#9D3516

Channel breakdown

R179

G41

Red179 (70.2%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue13.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 29 · B 00

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