HEX Color #B60F42 (Brown)

About #B60F42

The precise color #B60F42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 15 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 64% yellow, and 29% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B60F42

RGB182, 15, 66

HSL341.7°, 84.8%, 38.6%

CMYK0%, 92%, 64%, 29%

HSV341.7°, 91.8%, 71.4%

LAB39.0, 62.4, 18.2

XYZ20.4, 10.7, 6.1

Decimal11931458

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B60F42 #0EB682

Analogous

#B60E95 #B62F0E

Triadic

#42B60E #0E42B6

Tetradic

#95B60E #0EB682 #2F0EB6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#B60F42

#BE2957

#C6446C

#CE5F81

#D67996

#DE94AB

#E6AFC0

#EEC9D5

#F6E4EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#B60F42

#A10D3A

#8D0B33

#790A2C

#650824

#50061D

#3C0516

#28030E

#140107

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.70:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.14:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.40:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.67:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B60F42; }

.text-color { color: #B60F42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #B60F42; }

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