Colour

#B42034

#B42034
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B42034 is a red with RGB values 180, 32, 52 and HSL 352°, 70%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B42034#B42034

HEX#B42034

RGBrgb(180, 32, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.1255, 0.2039

RGB percentages70.6%, 12.5%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(351.9, 69.8%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 82.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 82.2%, 71.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,804,724

CSS custom property--colour: #B42034;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10984WCAG 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 6.57:1

Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#4BDFCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4933no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#73682Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C60029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8.8 Firebrick · ΔE 10.2 Crimson · ΔE 16.3 Dark red · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 19.7 Maroon · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20B4A0

Analogous#B4207E, #B45620

Triadic#34B420, #2034B4

Split complementary#20B456, #207EB4

Tetradic#7EB420, #20B4A0, #5620B4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1AFB8

Lighter +30%#E98492

Lighter +20%#E1596B

Lighter +10%#DA2D45

Darker −10%#891827

Darker −20%#5D111B

Darker −30%#32090E

Darker −40%#070102

More saturated +25%#CF0521

Less saturated −25%#9A3B47

Channel breakdown

R180

G32

B52

Red180 (70.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue351.89°

Saturation (HSL)69.81%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 20 · B 34

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