Recognised as Colour
#B9041A
- #B9041A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B9041A is a red with RGB values 185, 4, 26 and HSL 353°, 96%, 37%. 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
#B9041A#B9041A
HEX#B9041A
RGBrgb(185, 4, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0157, 0.102
RGB percentages72.5%, 1.6%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(352.7, 95.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 97.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 85.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,125,210
CSS custom property--colour: #B9041A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 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#2C2C2C
Inverted#46FBE5
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#04B9A3
Analogous#B90475, #B94804
Triadic#1AB904, #041AB9
Split complementary#04B948, #0475B9
Tetradic#75B904, #04B9A3, #4804B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G4
B26
Red185 (72.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue352.71°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 04 · B 1A
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