Recognised as Colour

#B4124A

#B4124A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B4124A is a red with RGB values 180, 18, 74 and HSL 339°, 82%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B4124A

RGBrgb(180, 18, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0706, 0.2902

RGB percentages70.6%, 7.1%, 29%

HSLhsl(339.3, 81.8%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 90%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 90%, 58.9%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,801,162

CSS custom property--colour: #B4124A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#4BEDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6746no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C5002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 21.5 Crimson · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Firebrick · ΔE 25.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 21.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12B47C

Analogous#B4129B, #B42B12

Triadic#4AB412, #124AB4

Split complementary#12B42B, #129BB4

Tetradic#9BB412, #12B47C, #2B12B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F59DBB

Lighter +30%#F16E9B

Lighter +20%#EC407B

Lighter +10%#E2175D

Darker −10%#860D37

Darker −20%#570924

Darker −30%#290411

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C60044

Less saturated −25%#9B2B52

Channel breakdown

R180

G18

B74

Red180 (70.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue339.26°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 12 · B 4A

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Colour values

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