Colour

#B60228

#B60228
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B60228 is a red with RGB values 182, 2, 40 and HSL 347°, 98%, 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#B60228

RGBrgb(182, 2, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0078, 0.1569

RGB percentages71.4%, 0.8%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(347.3, 97.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 98.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 78%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,928,104

CSS custom property--colour: #B60228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1

Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#49FDD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494327no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#726621no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C90018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.1 Crimson · ΔE 12.1 Brown · ΔE 13.3 Dark red · ΔE 17.3 Maroon · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B690

Analogous#B60282, #B63602

Triadic#28B602, #0228B6

Split complementary#02B636, #0282B6

Tetradic#82B602, #02B690, #3602B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE86A0

Lighter +30%#FD5478

Lighter +20%#FD2150

Lighter +10%#E80333

Darker −10%#84011D

Darker −20%#510112

Darker −30%#1F0007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80027

Less saturated −25%#9F1935

Channel breakdown

R182

B40

Red182 (71.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue347.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.83%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 02 · B 28

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