Colour

#B40045

#B40045
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B40045 is a red with RGB values 180, 0, 69 and HSL 337°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B40045#B40045

HEX#B40045

RGBrgb(180, 0, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0, 0.2706

RGB percentages70.6%, 0%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(337, 100%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337, 100%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 61.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,796,549

CSS custom property--colour: #B40045;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#4BFFBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6541no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C60027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21 Crimson · ΔE 21.9 Firebrick · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.4 Maroon · ΔE 30.6 Dark red · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B46F

Analogous#B4009F, #B41500

Triadic#45B400, #0045B4

Split complementary#00B415, #009FB4

Tetradic#9FB400, #00B46F, #1500B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF81B1

Lighter +30%#FF4E92

Lighter +20%#FF1B72

Lighter +10%#E70059

Darker −10%#810031

Darker −20%#4E001E

Darker −30%#1B000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B40045

Less saturated −25%#9E174A

Channel breakdown

R180

B69

Red180 (70.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue337°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 00 · B 45

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