Recognised as Colour

#B93A46

#B93A46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#B93A46 is a red with RGB values 185, 58, 70 and HSL 354°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B93A46

RGBrgb(185, 58, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2275, 0.2745

RGB percentages72.5%, 22.7%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(354.3, 52.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 68.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 68.6%, 62.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,139,078

CSS custom property--colour: #B93A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#46C5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5746no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7243no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CB1A3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.7 Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Firebrick · ΔE 16.7 Crimson · ΔE 22.6 Light coral · ΔE 24.1 Maroon · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3AB9AD

Analogous#B93A86, #B96D3A

Triadic#46B93A, #3A46B9

Split complementary#3AB96D, #3A86B9

Tetradic#86B93A, #3AB9AD, #6D3AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0CFD2

Lighter +30%#E4A8AE

Lighter +20%#D8818A

Lighter +10%#CB5B65

Darker −10%#922E37

Darker −20%#6B2229

Darker −30%#45151A

Darker −40%#1E090B

More saturated +25%#D71C2D

Less saturated −25%#9B585F

Channel breakdown

R185

G58

B70

Red185 (72.5%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue354.33°

Saturation (HSL)52.26%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 3A · B 46

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