Colour

#B60234

#B60234
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B60234 is a red with RGB values 182, 2, 52 and HSL 343°, 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#B60234

RGBrgb(182, 2, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0078, 0.2039

RGB percentages71.4%, 0.8%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(343.3, 97.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 98.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 71.4%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,928,116

CSS custom property--colour: #B60234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#49FDCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484434no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#71662Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9001Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.6 Crimson · ΔE 13.9 Brown · ΔE 14.2 Dark red · ΔE 21.9 Maroon · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B684

Analogous#B6028E, #B62A02

Triadic#34B602, #0234B6

Split complementary#02B62A, #028EB6

Tetradic#8EB602, #02B684, #2A02B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE86A7

Lighter +30%#FD5483

Lighter +20%#FD215E

Lighter +10%#E80342

Darker −10%#840126

Darker −20%#510117

Darker −30%#1F0009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80033

Less saturated −25%#9F193E

Channel breakdown

R182

B52

Red182 (71.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue343.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.83%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 02 · B 34

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