Colour

#B62557

#B62557
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B62557 is a red with RGB values 182, 37, 87 and HSL 339°, 66%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B62557#B62557

HEX#B62557

RGBrgb(182, 37, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1451, 0.3412

RGB percentages71.4%, 14.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(339.3, 66.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 79.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 79.7%, 52.2%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,937,111

CSS custom property--colour: #B62557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#49DAA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716B54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C7003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1 Crimson · ΔE 29 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B684

Analogous#B6259F, #B63C25

Triadic#57B625, #2557B6

Split complementary#25B63C, #259FB6

Tetradic#9FB625, #25B684, #3C25B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0B7CB

Lighter +30%#E88CAC

Lighter +20%#DF628D

Lighter +10%#D6386E

Darker −10%#8C1C43

Darker −20%#61142E

Darker −30%#370B1A

Darker −40%#0C0306

More saturated +25%#D10A4F

Less saturated −25%#9B405F

Channel breakdown

R182

G37

B87

Red182 (71.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue339.31°

Saturation (HSL)66.21%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 25 · B 57

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