Colour

#B62C18

#B62C18
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B62C18 is a red with RGB values 182, 44, 24 and HSL 8°, 77%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B62C18

RGBrgb(182, 44, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.1725, 0.0941

RGB percentages71.4%, 17.3%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(7.6, 76.7%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.6, 86.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 86.8%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,938,840

CSS custom property--colour: #B62C18;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#49D3E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#574D13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#796B0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C90029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.6 Dark red · ΔE 13.6 Brown · ΔE 15.2 Maroon · ΔE 17.7 Crimson · ΔE 21.3 Tomato · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18A2B6

Analogous#B61853, #B67B18

Triadic#18B62C, #2C18B6

Split complementary#18B67B, #1853B6

Tetradic#53B618, #18A2B6, #7B18B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B0A7

Lighter +30%#ED887A

Lighter +20%#E7604D

Lighter +10%#E2381F

Darker −10%#892112

Darker −20%#5C160C

Darker −30%#2F0B06

Darker −40%#020000

More saturated +25%#CE1A00

Less saturated −25%#9C3F32

Channel breakdown

R182

G44

B24

Red182 (71.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue7.59°

Saturation (HSL)76.7%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G 2C · B 18

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