Colour

#B6042A

#B6042A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B6042A is a red with RGB values 182, 4, 42 and HSL 347°, 96%, 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#B6042A

RGBrgb(182, 4, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0157, 0.1647

RGB percentages71.4%, 1.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(347.2, 95.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 97.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 97.8%, 76.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,928,618

CSS custom property--colour: #B6042A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#49FBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4329no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#726623no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.6 Crimson · ΔE 12.2 Brown · ΔE 13 Dark red · ΔE 17.8 Maroon · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#04B690

Analogous#B60483, #B63704

Triadic#2AB604, #042AB6

Split complementary#04B637, #0483B6

Tetradic#83B604, #04B690, #3704B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC8AA2

Lighter +30%#FB587B

Lighter +20%#FA2653

Lighter +10%#E80536

Darker −10%#84031E

Darker −20%#520213

Darker −30%#200107

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BA0028

Less saturated −25%#9F1B37

Channel breakdown

R182

B42

Red182 (71.4%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue347.19°

Saturation (HSL)95.7%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 04 · B 2A

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