Recognised as Colour
#B6013D
- #B6013D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#B6013D is a red with RGB values 182, 1, 61 and HSL 340°, 99%, 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 Brown.
Colour values
#B6013D#B6013D
HEX#B6013D
RGBrgb(182, 1, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0039, 0.2392
RGB percentages71.4%, 0.4%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(340.1, 98.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 99.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 66.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,927,869
CSS custom property--colour: #B6013D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#49FEC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01B67A
Analogous#B60198, #B62001
Triadic#3DB601, #013DB6
Split complementary#01B61F, #0198B6
Tetradic#98B601, #01B67A, #1F01B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G1
B61
Red182 (71.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue340.11°
Saturation (HSL)98.91%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 01 · B 3D
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