Recognised as Colour

#B43A45

#B43A45
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B43A45 is a red with RGB values 180, 58, 69 and HSL 355°, 51%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B43A45#B43A45

HEX#B43A45

RGBrgb(180, 58, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.2275, 0.2706

RGB percentages70.6%, 22.7%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(354.6, 51.3%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.6, 67.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 61.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,811,397

CSS custom property--colour: #B43A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#4BC5BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5545no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#796F42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C51D3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.6 Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Firebrick · ΔE 17.7 Maroon · ΔE 24.2 Light coral · ΔE 24.3 Crimson · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AB4A9

Analogous#B43A82, #B46C3A

Triadic#45B43A, #3A45B4

Split complementary#3AB46C, #3A82B4

Tetradic#82B43A, #3AB4A9, #6C3AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EECCCF

Lighter +30%#E2A5AA

Lighter +20%#D67E86

Lighter +10%#C95862

Darker −10%#8D2E36

Darker −20%#672127

Darker −30%#401519

Darker −40%#1A080A

More saturated +25%#D21C2D

Less saturated −25%#96585D

Channel breakdown

R180

G58

B69

Red180 (70.6%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue354.59°

Saturation (HSL)51.26%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B4 · G 3A · B 45

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