Colour

#B6000D

#B6000D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B6000D is a red with RGB values 182, 0, 13 and HSL 356°, 100%, 36%. 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

#B6000D#B6000D

HEX#B6000D

RGBrgb(182, 0, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0, 0.051

RGB percentages71.4%, 0%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(355.7, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 92.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,927,565

CSS custom property--colour: #B6000D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#49FFF2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4208no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#736500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.6 Dark red · ΔE 16 Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Brown · ΔE 20.9 Maroon · ΔE 20.9 Tomato · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B6A9

Analogous#B60068, #B64E00

Triadic#0DB600, #000DB6

Split complementary#00B64E, #0068B6

Tetradic#68B600, #00B6A9, #4E00B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF838C

Lighter +30%#FF505C

Lighter +20%#FF1D2D

Lighter +10%#E90011

Darker −10%#830009

Darker −20%#500006

Darker −30%#1D0002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B6000D

Less saturated −25%#9F1720

Channel breakdown

R182

B13

Red182 (71.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue355.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 00 · B 0D

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