Colour

#B4124F

#B4124F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B4124F is a red with RGB values 180, 18, 79 and HSL 337°, 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#B4124F

RGBrgb(180, 18, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.0706, 0.3098

RGB percentages70.6%, 7.1%, 31%

HSLhsl(337.4, 81.8%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 90%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 90%, 56.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,801,167

CSS custom property--colour: #B4124F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1

Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#4BEDB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454850no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E674Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C50030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 25.6 Crimson · ΔE 26.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1 Firebrick · ΔE 28.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#12B477

Analogous#B412A0, #B42612

Triadic#4FB412, #124FB4

Split complementary#12B426, #12A0B4

Tetradic#A0B412, #12B477, #2612B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F59DBE

Lighter +30%#F16E9F

Lighter +20%#EC4081

Lighter +10%#E21763

Darker −10%#860D3B

Darker −20%#570926

Darker −30%#290412

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C6004B

Less saturated −25%#9B2B55

Channel breakdown

R180

G18

B79

Red180 (70.6%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue337.41°

Saturation (HSL)81.82%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 12 · B 4F

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Colour values

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