Recognised as Colour

#B60C26

#B60C26
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B60C26 is a red with RGB values 182, 12, 38 and HSL 351°, 88%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#B60C26#B60C26

HEX#B60C26

RGBrgb(182, 12, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0471, 0.149

RGB percentages71.4%, 4.7%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(350.8, 87.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 93.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 93.4%, 79.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,930,662

CSS custom property--colour: #B60C26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#49F3D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4425no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#73671Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C9001Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6.2 Brown · ΔE 12.6 Crimson · ΔE 12.8 Dark red · ΔE 16.1 Maroon · ΔE 18.9 Indian red · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CB69C

Analogous#B60C7B, #B6470C

Triadic#26B60C, #0C26B6

Split complementary#0CB647, #0C7BB6

Tetradic#7BB60C, #0CB69C, #470CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F896A5

Lighter +30%#F5667C

Lighter +20%#F23653

Lighter +10%#E60F30

Darker −10%#86091C

Darker −20%#560612

Darker −30%#260308

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2001E

Less saturated −25%#9E2437

Channel breakdown

R182

G12

B38

Red182 (71.4%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue350.82°

Saturation (HSL)87.63%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 0C · B 26

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B60C26 (chemical formula)

Formula
960.886 g/mol
86 atoms

B60C26 has a molar mass of 960.886 g/mol, made up of 86 atoms across 2 elements: 60 × B, 26 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass960.886 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule86

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.5955887 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.2672791 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B67.5%

C32.5%

Boron (B × 60)648.6 g/mol, 67.5%

Carbon (C × 26)312.286 g/mol, 32.5%

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