Recognised as Colour

#B8283D

#B8283D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B8283D is a red with RGB values 184, 40, 61 and HSL 351°, 64%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B8283D

RGBrgb(184, 40, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.1569, 0.2392

RGB percentages72.2%, 15.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(351.3, 64.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.3, 78.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 66.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,068,925

CSS custom property--colour: #B8283D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#47D7C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534E3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#776C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.4 Firebrick · ΔE 13.5 Indian red · ΔE 17.4 Crimson · ΔE 17.6 Dark red · ΔE 22.3 Maroon · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28B8A3

Analogous#B82885, #B85B28

Triadic#3DB828, #283DB8

Split complementary#28B85B, #2885B8

Tetradic#85B828, #28B8A3, #5B28B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0BCC3

Lighter +30%#E7929E

Lighter +20%#DE6879

Lighter +10%#D53E54

Darker −10%#8E1F2F

Darker −20%#641621

Darker −30%#3A0D13

Darker −40%#100405

More saturated +25%#D40C29

Less saturated −25%#9C4451

Channel breakdown

R184

G40

B61

Red184 (72.2%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue351.25°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B8 · G 28 · B 3D

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Colour values

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