Colour
#B34331
- #B34331
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#B34331 is a red with RGB values 179, 67, 49 and HSL 8°, 57%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#B34331#B34331
HEX#B34331
RGBrgb(179, 67, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.2627, 0.1922
RGB percentages70.2%, 26.3%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(8.3, 57%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 72.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 72.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,748,145
CSS custom property--colour: #B34331;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#4CBCCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31A1B3
Analogous#B33160, #B38431
Triadic#31B343, #4331B3
Split complementary#31B384, #3160B3
Tetradic#60B331, #31A1B3, #8431B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G67
B49
Red179 (70.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue8.31°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 43 · B 31
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