Colour

#B70043

#B70043
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#B70043 is a red with RGB values 183, 0, 67 and HSL 338°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#B70043

RGBrgb(183, 0, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.2627

RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(338, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,155

CSS custom property--colour: #B70043;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#48FFBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#70673Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C90026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.6 Brown · ΔE 19.9 Firebrick · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 25 Dark red · ΔE 29.6 Maroon · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B774

Analogous#B7009E, #B71900

Triadic#43B700, #0043B7

Split complementary#00B719, #009EB7

Tetradic#9EB700, #00B774, #1900B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF84B1

Lighter +30%#FF5191

Lighter +20%#FF1E70

Lighter +10%#EA0056

Darker −10%#840030

Darker −20%#51001E

Darker −30%#1E000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70043

Less saturated −25%#A01749

Channel breakdown

R183

B67

Red183 (71.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue338.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B 43

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