Colour
#B50026
- #B50026
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B50026 is a red with RGB values 181, 0, 38 and HSL 347°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B50026#B50026
HEX#B50026
RGBrgb(181, 0, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0, 0.149
RGB percentages71%, 0%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(347.4, 100%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 100%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 79%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,862,054
CSS custom property--colour: #B50026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#4AFFD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00B58F
Analogous#B50080, #B53500
Triadic#26B500, #0026B5
Split complementary#00B535, #0080B5
Tetradic#80B500, #00B58F, #3500B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G0
B38
Red181 (71%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue347.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 00 · B 26
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