Colour

#B32D2F

#B32D2F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B32D2F is a red with RGB values 179, 45, 47 and HSL 359°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B32D2F#B32D2F

HEX#B32D2F

RGBrgb(179, 45, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1765, 0.1843

RGB percentages70.2%, 17.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(359.1, 59.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 74.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 74.9%, 73.7%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,742,511

CSS custom property--colour: #B32D2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#4CD2D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#554D2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#766A2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C5002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 5 Firebrick · ΔE 6.5 Dark red · ΔE 15.9 Maroon · ΔE 17.2 Indian red · ΔE 18.1 Crimson · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 4.97, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DB3B1

Analogous#B32D72, #B36E2D

Triadic#2FB32D, #2D2FB3

Split complementary#2DB36E, #2D72B3

Tetradic#72B32D, #2DB3B1, #6E2DB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFBDBE

Lighter +30%#E49596

Lighter +20%#DA6C6E

Lighter +10%#D04345

Darker −10%#8A2324

Darker −20%#61191A

Darker −30%#390E0F

Darker −40%#100404

More saturated +25%#CF1114

Less saturated −25%#97494A

Channel breakdown

R179

G45

B47

Red179 (70.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue359.1°

Saturation (HSL)59.82%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 2D · B 2F

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