Recognised as Colour

#BD0932

#BD0932
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BD0932 is a red with RGB values 189, 9, 50 and HSL 346°, 91%, 39%. 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

#BD0932#BD0932

HEX#BD0932

RGBrgb(189, 9, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0353, 0.1961

RGB percentages74.1%, 3.5%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(346.3, 90.9%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 95.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 73.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,388,658

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0932;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.9 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#323232

Inverted#42F6CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4732no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#766B2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D0001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 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 10.5 Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Brown · ΔE 14.6 Dark red · ΔE 21.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09BD94

Analogous#BD098C, #BD3A09

Triadic#32BD09, #0932BD

Split complementary#09BD3A, #098CBD

Tetradic#8CBD09, #09BD94, #3A09BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA98AE

Lighter +30%#F86788

Lighter +20%#F53762

Lighter +10%#EE0B3F

Darker −10%#8C0725

Darker −20%#5C0418

Darker −30%#2B020B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C6002D

Less saturated −25%#A4223F

Channel breakdown

R189

B50

Red189 (74.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue346.33°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 09 · B 32

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