Recognised as Colour
#B92E02
- #B92E02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#B92E02 is a red with RGB values 185, 46, 2 and HSL 14°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#B92E02#B92E02
HEX#B92E02
RGBrgb(185, 46, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.1804, 0.0078
RGB percentages72.5%, 18%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(14.4, 97.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 98.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 75.1%, 98.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,135,938
CSS custom property--colour: #B92E02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12273WCAG 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 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#46D1FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#028DB9
Analogous#B90231, #B98A02
Triadic#02B92E, #2E02B9
Split complementary#02B989, #0232B9
Tetradic#31B902, #028DB9, #8902B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G46
B2
Red185 (72.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue14.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.86%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 2E · B 02
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