Colour

#B82557

#B82557
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B82557 is a red with RGB values 184, 37, 87 and HSL 340°, 67%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#B82557#B82557

HEX#B82557

RGBrgb(184, 37, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1451, 0.3412

RGB percentages72.2%, 14.5%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(339.6, 66.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 79.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 79.9%, 52.7%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,068,183

CSS custom property--colour: #B82557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#47DAA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Deuteranopia#736C53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C9003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 24.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.3 Crimson · ΔE 28.2 Firebrick · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B886

Analogous#B825A1, #B83C25

Triadic#57B825, #2557B8

Split complementary#25B83C, #25A1B8

Tetradic#A1B825, #25B886, #3D25B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B8CB

Lighter +30%#E88EAD

Lighter +20%#E0638E

Lighter +10%#D7396F

Darker −10%#8E1C43

Darker −20%#63142F

Darker −30%#390B1B

Darker −40%#0E0307

More saturated +25%#D4094E

Less saturated −25%#9C4160

Channel breakdown

R184

G37

B87

Red184 (72.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue339.59°

Saturation (HSL)66.52%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 25 · B 57

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