Recognised as Colour

#B9444A

#B9444A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B9444A is a red with RGB values 185, 68, 74 and HSL 357°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B9444A

RGBrgb(185, 68, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2667, 0.2902

RGB percentages72.5%, 26.7%, 29%

HSLhsl(356.9, 46.2%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 63.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 63.2%, 60%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,141,642

CSS custom property--colour: #B9444A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#46BBB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615C49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7547no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA2D47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 8.3 Brown · ΔE 12 Firebrick · ΔE 18.9 Light coral · ΔE 21.3 Sienna · ΔE 23 Salmon · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44B9B3

Analogous#B94485, #B97844

Triadic#4AB944, #444AB9

Split complementary#44B978, #4485B9

Tetradic#85B944, #44B9B3, #7844B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D8DA

Lighter +30%#E3B3B5

Lighter +20%#D58E91

Lighter +10%#C8686D

Darker −10%#94363B

Darker −20%#6E292C

Darker −30%#491B1D

Darker −40%#240D0E

More saturated +25%#D9242E

Less saturated −25%#996466

Channel breakdown

R185

G68

B74

Red185 (72.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue356.92°

Saturation (HSL)46.25%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 44 · B 4A

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