Colour

#BD0046

#BD0046
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BD0046 is a red with RGB values 189, 0, 70 and HSL 338°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BD0046#BD0046

HEX#BD0046

RGBrgb(189, 0, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.2745

RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(337.8, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 63%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,374

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#42FFB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#736A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D00028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.5 Brown · ΔE 21.2 Firebrick · ΔE 22.8 Indian red · ΔE 25.5 Dark red · ΔE 30.7 Maroon · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BD77

Analogous#BD00A4, #BD1800

Triadic#46BD00, #0046BD

Split complementary#00BD18, #00A4BD

Tetradic#A5BD00, #00BD77, #1900BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8AB5

Lighter +30%#FF5795

Lighter +20%#FF2475

Lighter +10%#F00059

Darker −10%#8A0033

Darker −20%#570020

Darker −30%#24000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0046

Less saturated −25%#A5184C

Channel breakdown

R189

B70

Red189 (74.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue337.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B 46

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