Colour

#B60E00

#B60E00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B60E00 is a red with RGB values 182, 14, 0 and HSL 5°, 100%, 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

#B60E00#B60E00

HEX#B60E00

RGBrgb(182, 14, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0549, 0

RGB percentages71.4%, 5.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(4.6, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.6, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 92.3%, 100%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,931,136

CSS custom property--colour: #B60E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 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#313131

Inverted#49F1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Deuteranopia#746600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#C90010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 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

Firebrick · ΔE 15.5 Dark red · ΔE 17.8 Maroon · ΔE 22.9 Crimson · ΔE 23.1 Brown · ΔE 24.4 Tomato · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A8B6

Analogous#B6004D, #B66900

Triadic#00B60E, #0E00B6

Split complementary#00B669, #004DB6

Tetradic#4DB600, #00A8B6, #6900B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8D83

Lighter +30%#FF5D50

Lighter +20%#FF2E1D

Lighter +10%#E91200

Darker −10%#830A00

Darker −20%#500600

Darker −30%#1D0200

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B60E00

Less saturated −25%#9F2117

Channel breakdown

R182

G14

Red182 (71.4%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue4.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 0E · B 00

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Colour values

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