Colour

#B62B12

#B62B12
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B62B12 is a red with RGB values 182, 43, 18 and HSL 9°, 82%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B62B12

RGBrgb(182, 43, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1686, 0.0706

RGB percentages71.4%, 16.9%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(9.1, 82%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 90.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 90.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,938,578

CSS custom property--colour: #B62B12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#49D4ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574C0Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#796B05no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C90028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.9 Dark red · ΔE 14.3 Brown · ΔE 17.5 Maroon · ΔE 18.8 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#129DB6

Analogous#B6124B, #B67D12

Triadic#12B62B, #2B12B6

Split complementary#12B67D, #124BB6

Tetradic#4BB612, #129DB6, #7D12B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5AC9F

Lighter +30%#F18470

Lighter +20%#EC5C42

Lighter +10%#E43617

Darker −10%#88200D

Darker −20%#591509

Darker −30%#2B0A04

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C81E00

Less saturated −25%#9D3C2B

Channel breakdown

R182

G43

B18

Red182 (71.4%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue9.15°

Saturation (HSL)82%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 2B · B 12

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