Recognised as Colour

#B6023D

#B6023D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B6023D is a red with RGB values 182, 2, 61 and HSL 340°, 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 Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B6023D

RGBrgb(182, 2, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0078, 0.2392

RGB percentages71.4%, 0.8%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(340.3, 97.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 98.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 66.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,928,125

CSS custom property--colour: #B6023D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10325WCAG 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 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#49FDC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47453Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#706638no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#C80023no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.1 Crimson · ΔE 17.2 Firebrick · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 24 Dark red · ΔE 26.3 Maroon · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B67B

Analogous#B60297, #B62102

Triadic#3DB602, #023DB6

Split complementary#02B621, #0297B6

Tetradic#97B602, #02B67B, #2102B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE86AD

Lighter +30%#FD548B

Lighter +20%#FD2169

Lighter +10%#E8034E

Darker −10%#84012C

Darker −20%#51011B

Darker −30%#1F000A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B8003C

Less saturated −25%#9F1945

Channel breakdown

R182

B61

Red182 (71.4%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue340.33°

Saturation (HSL)97.83%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 02 · B 3D

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