Colour

#B6002A

#B6002A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B6002A is a red with RGB values 182, 0, 42 and HSL 346°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B6002A

RGBrgb(182, 0, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0, 0.1647

RGB percentages71.4%, 0%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(346.2, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 76.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,927,594

CSS custom property--colour: #B6002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1

Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#49FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494329no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#716623no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C90018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.1 Crimson · ΔE 12.1 Brown · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 18.1 Maroon · ΔE 20.4 Indian red · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B68C

Analogous#B60085, #B63100

Triadic#2AB600, #002AB6

Split complementary#00B631, #0085B6

Tetradic#85B600, #00B68C, #3100B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF83A0

Lighter +30%#FF5078

Lighter +20%#FF1D51

Lighter +10%#E90036

Darker −10%#83001E

Darker −20%#500012

Darker −30%#1D0007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B6002A

Less saturated −25%#9F1736

Channel breakdown

R182

B42

Red182 (71.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue346.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 00 · B 2A

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