Colour

#B94B50

#B94B50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#B94B50 is a red with RGB values 185, 75, 80 and HSL 357°, 44%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#B94B50

RGBrgb(185, 75, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.2941, 0.3137

RGB percentages72.5%, 29.4%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(357.3, 44%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.3, 59.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 59.5%, 56.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,143,440

CSS custom property--colour: #B94B50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#46B4AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#66614Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#81784Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA384Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.8 Brown · ΔE 14.9 Light coral · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 22.2 Sienna · ΔE 22.3 Salmon · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4BB9B4

Analogous#B94B87, #B97D4B

Triadic#50B94B, #4B50B9

Split complementary#4BB97D, #4B87B9

Tetradic#87B94B, #4BB9B4, #7D4BB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DEDF

Lighter +30%#E4B9BB

Lighter +20%#D69497

Lighter +10%#C77074

Darker −10%#963B3F

Darker −20%#722C2F

Darker −30%#4D1E20

Darker −40%#281011

More saturated +25%#D82C34

Less saturated −25%#9A6A6C

Channel breakdown

R185

G75

B80

Red185 (72.5%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue357.27°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 4B · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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