Colour

#B91E2A

#B91E2A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B91E2A is a red with RGB values 185, 30, 42 and HSL 355°, 72%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#B91E2A#B91E2A

HEX#B91E2A

RGBrgb(185, 30, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1176, 0.1647

RGB percentages72.5%, 11.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(355.4, 72.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 83.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 83.8%, 77.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,131,882

CSS custom property--colour: #B91E2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#46E1D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514A29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#776B24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 4.6 Brown · ΔE 10.8 Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 16.1 Maroon · ΔE 18.8 Indian red · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EB9AD

Analogous#B91E77, #B9601E

Triadic#2AB91E, #1E2AB9

Split complementary#1EB960, #1E77B9

Tetradic#77B91E, #1EB9AD, #601EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B1B6

Lighter +30%#EB858D

Lighter +20%#E45964

Lighter +10%#DD2D3B

Darker −10%#8D1720

Darker −20%#611016

Darker −30%#35090C

Darker −40%#090202

More saturated +25%#D40313

Less saturated −25%#9E3941

Channel breakdown

R185

G30

B42

Red185 (72.5%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue355.35°

Saturation (HSL)72.09%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 1E · B 2A

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