Colour

#B60236

#B60236
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#B60236 is a red with RGB values 182, 2, 54 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 Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#B60236

RGBrgb(182, 2, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0078, 0.2118

RGB percentages71.4%, 0.8%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(342.7, 97.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.7, 98.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 70.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,928,118

CSS custom property--colour: #B60236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#49FDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484436no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#716631no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C8001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.5 Brown · ΔE 14.7 Firebrick · ΔE 14.7 Dark red · ΔE 22.9 Maroon · ΔE 23.8 Indian red · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B682

Analogous#B60290, #B62802

Triadic#36B602, #0236B6

Split complementary#02B628, #0290B6

Tetradic#90B602, #02B682, #2802B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE86A9

Lighter +30%#FD5485

Lighter +20%#FD2161

Lighter +10%#E80345

Darker −10%#840127

Darker −20%#510118

Darker −30%#1F0009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80035

Less saturated −25%#9F1940

Channel breakdown

R182

B54

Red182 (71.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue342.67°

Saturation (HSL)97.83%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 02 · B 36

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