Recognised as Colour
#B9053A
- #B9053A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#B9053A is a red with RGB values 185, 5, 58 and HSL 342°, 95%, 37%. 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
#B9053A#B9053A
HEX#B9053A
RGBrgb(185, 5, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.0196, 0.2275
RGB percentages72.5%, 2%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(342.3, 94.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 97.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.3%, 68.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,125,498
CSS custom property--colour: #B9053A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#46FAC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05B984
Analogous#B90594, #B92A05
Triadic#3AB905, #053AB9
Split complementary#05B92A, #0594B9
Tetradic#94B905, #05B984, #2A05B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G5
B58
Red185 (72.5%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue342.33°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 05 · B 3A
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