Colour

#B80040

#B80040
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#B80040 is a red with RGB values 184, 0, 64 and HSL 339°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#B80040

RGBrgb(184, 0, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0, 0.251

RGB percentages72.2%, 0%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(339.1, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.1, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 65.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,058,688

CSS custom property--colour: #B80040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10561WCAG 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 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#47FFBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474541no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#71673Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CA0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 18.6 Firebrick · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Dark red · ΔE 27.9 Maroon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B878

Analogous#B8009C, #B81C00

Triadic#40B800, #0040B8

Split complementary#00B81C, #009CB8

Tetradic#9CB800, #00B878, #1C00B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF85AF

Lighter +30%#FF528E

Lighter +20%#FF1F6D

Lighter +10%#EB0052

Darker −10%#85002E

Darker −20%#52001D

Darker −30%#1F000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B80040

Less saturated −25%#A11747

Channel breakdown

R184

B64

Red184 (72.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue339.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 00 · B 40

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