Colour

#B70047

#B70047
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#B70047 is a red with RGB values 183, 0, 71 and HSL 337°, 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

#B70047#B70047

HEX#B70047

RGBrgb(183, 0, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0, 0.2784

RGB percentages71.8%, 0%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(336.7, 100%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.7, 100%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 61.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,159

CSS custom property--colour: #B70047;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#48FFB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454648no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6743no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C90028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.6 Brown · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 24.6 Indian red · ΔE 25.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.1 Maroon · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B770

Analogous#B700A3, #B71500

Triadic#47B700, #0047B7

Split complementary#00B714, #00A3B7

Tetradic#A3B700, #00B770, #1400B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF84B4

Lighter +30%#FF5195

Lighter +20%#FF1E75

Lighter +10%#EA005B

Darker −10%#840033

Darker −20%#51001F

Darker −30%#1E000C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B70047

Less saturated −25%#A0174C

Channel breakdown

R183

B71

Red183 (71.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue336.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 00 · B 47

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