Colour

#B33647

#B33647
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B33647 is a red with RGB values 179, 54, 71 and HSL 352°, 54%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B33647

RGBrgb(179, 54, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2118, 0.2784

RGB percentages70.2%, 21.2%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(351.8, 53.6%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 69.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 69.8%, 60.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,744,839

CSS custom property--colour: #B33647;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#4CC9B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575347no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#776D44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C4163Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.4 Indian red · ΔE 13.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 24.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.4 Maroon · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36B3A2

Analogous#B33686, #B36336

Triadic#47B336, #3647B3

Split complementary#36B363, #3686B3

Tetradic#86B336, #36B3A2, #6336B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC7CC

Lighter +30%#E2A0A9

Lighter +20%#D67985

Lighter +10%#CB5162

Darker −10%#8C2A37

Darker −20%#651E28

Darker −30%#3D1318

Darker −40%#160709

More saturated +25%#D01932

Less saturated −25%#96535C

Channel breakdown

R179

G54

B71

Red179 (70.2%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue351.84°

Saturation (HSL)53.65%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 36 · B 47

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