Colour

#B9253E

#B9253E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B9253E is a red with RGB values 185, 37, 62 and HSL 350°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B9253E

RGBrgb(185, 37, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1451, 0.2431

RGB percentages72.5%, 14.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(349.9, 66.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 80%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 80%, 66.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,133,694

CSS custom property--colour: #B9253E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#46DAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#776C3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.6 Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Crimson · ΔE 17.1 Indian red · ΔE 18.2 Dark red · ΔE 23.2 Maroon · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25B9A0

Analogous#B92588, #B95625

Triadic#3EB925, #253EB9

Split complementary#25B956, #2588B9

Tetradic#88B925, #25B9A0, #5625B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1B9C2

Lighter +30%#E98F9E

Lighter +20%#E06479

Lighter +10%#D73A54

Darker −10%#8F1D30

Darker −20%#641422

Darker −30%#3A0C13

Darker −40%#0F0305

More saturated +25%#D5092C

Less saturated −25%#9D4150

Channel breakdown

R185

G37

B62

Red185 (72.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue349.86°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 25 · B 3E

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