Recognised as Colour
#B6150E
- #B6150E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B6150E is a red with RGB values 182, 21, 14 and HSL 3°, 86%, 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
#B6150E#B6150E
HEX#B6150E
RGBrgb(182, 21, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.0824, 0.0549
RGB percentages71.4%, 8.2%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(2.5, 85.7%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 92.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 88.5%, 92.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,932,942
CSS custom property--colour: #B6150E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#49EAF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0EAFB6
Analogous#B60E5B, #B6690E
Triadic#0EB615, #150EB6
Split complementary#0EB669, #0E5BB6
Tetradic#5BB60E, #0EAFB6, #690EB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G21
B14
Red182 (71.4%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue2.5°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 15 · B 0E
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