Recognised as Colour

#B92C41

#B92C41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B92C41 is a red with RGB values 185, 44, 65 and HSL 351°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#B92C41#B92C41

HEX#B92C41

RGBrgb(185, 44, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1725, 0.2549

RGB percentages72.5%, 17.3%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(351.1, 61.6%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 76.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 76.2%, 64.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,135,489

CSS custom property--colour: #B92C41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#46D3BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CB0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 16.2 Crimson · ΔE 18.8 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Maroon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CB9A4

Analogous#B92C88, #B95E2C

Triadic#41B92C, #2C41B9

Split complementary#2CB95E, #2C88B9

Tetradic#87B92C, #2CB9A4, #5D2CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0C1C8

Lighter +30%#E698A3

Lighter +20%#DD6E7F

Lighter +10%#D3455A

Darker −10%#902233

Darker −20%#671824

Darker −30%#3D0F16

Darker −40%#140507

More saturated +25%#D60F2D

Less saturated −25%#9C4955

Channel breakdown

R185

G44

B65

Red185 (72.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue351.06°

Saturation (HSL)61.57%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 2C · B 41

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B92C41 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,486.971 g/mol
133 atoms

B92C41 has a molar mass of 1,486.971 g/mol, made up of 133 atoms across 2 elements: 92 × B, 41 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,486.971 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule133

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.4691734 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.0499383 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B66.9%

C33.1%

Boron (B × 92)994.52 g/mol, 66.882%

Carbon (C × 41)492.451 g/mol, 33.118%

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