Recognised as Colour

#B91E2D

#B91E2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#B91E2D is a red with RGB values 185, 30, 45 and HSL 354°, 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

#B91E2D#B91E2D

HEX#B91E2D

RGBrgb(185, 30, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1176, 0.1765

RGB percentages72.5%, 11.8%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(354.2, 72.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.2, 83.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 83.8%, 75.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,131,885

CSS custom property--colour: #B91E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#46E1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#776B27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 5.9 Brown · ΔE 10.3 Crimson · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 17 Maroon · ΔE 19.3 Indian red · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EB9AA

Analogous#B91E7A, #B95C1E

Triadic#2DB91E, #1E2DB9

Split complementary#1EB95D, #1E7AB9

Tetradic#7BB91E, #1EB9AA, #5D1EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B1B7

Lighter +30%#EB858F

Lighter +20%#E45966

Lighter +10%#DD2D3E

Darker −10%#8D1722

Darker −20%#611018

Darker −30%#35090D

Darker −40%#090202

More saturated +25%#D40317

Less saturated −25%#9E3943

Channel breakdown

R185

G30

B45

Red185 (72.5%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue354.19°

Saturation (HSL)72.09%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 1E · B 2D

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