Recognised as Colour

#B9002A

#B9002A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B9002A is a red with RGB values 185, 0, 42 and HSL 346°, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#B9002A#B9002A

HEX#B9002A

RGBrgb(185, 0, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0, 0.1647

RGB percentages72.5%, 0%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(346.4, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 77.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,124,202

CSS custom property--colour: #B9002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#46FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4429no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#736723no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0018no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.1 Crimson · ΔE 11 Brown · ΔE 14.3 Dark red · ΔE 18.5 Maroon · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00B98F

Analogous#B90087, #B93300

Triadic#2AB900, #002AB9

Split complementary#00B933, #0087B9

Tetradic#86B900, #00B98F, #3200B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF86A1

Lighter +30%#FF537A

Lighter +20%#FF2053

Lighter +10%#EC0036

Darker −10%#86001E

Darker −20%#530013

Darker −30%#200007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B9002A

Less saturated −25%#A21737

Channel breakdown

R185

B42

Red185 (72.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue346.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 00 · B 2A

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