Colour

#B70206

#B70206
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B70206 is a red with RGB values 183, 2, 6 and HSL 359°, 98%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#B70206

RGBrgb(183, 2, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.0078, 0.0235

RGB percentages71.8%, 0.8%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(358.7, 97.8%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 98.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 96.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,993,606

CSS custom property--colour: #B70206;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#48FDF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#746600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CB000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14 Dark red · ΔE 17.4 Crimson · ΔE 20.6 Maroon · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 23.2 Tomato · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02B7B3

Analogous#B70261, #B75902

Triadic#06B702, #0206B7

Split complementary#02B759, #0261B7

Tetradic#60B702, #02B7B3, #5802B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE878A

Lighter +30%#FD5559

Lighter +20%#FD2227

Lighter +10%#E90308

Darker −10%#850104

Darker −20%#520103

Darker −30%#200001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B90004

Less saturated −25%#A0191C

Channel breakdown

R183

Red183 (71.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue358.67°

Saturation (HSL)97.84%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B7 · G 02 · B 06

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