Colour

#BD162C

#BD162C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD162C is a red with RGB values 189, 22, 44 and HSL 352°, 79%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD162C#BD162C

HEX#BD162C

RGBrgb(189, 22, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0863, 0.1725

RGB percentages74.1%, 8.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(352.1, 79.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 88.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 88.4%, 76.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,391,980

CSS custom property--colour: #BD162C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#42E9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50492Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#786C25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D00022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.2 Crimson · ΔE 11 Brown · ΔE 13.2 Dark red · ΔE 18.1 Maroon · ΔE 20.9 Indian red · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16BDA7

Analogous#BD167F, #BD5416

Triadic#2CBD16, #162CBD

Split complementary#16BD54, #167FBD

Tetradic#80BD16, #16BDA7, #5416BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5AAB4

Lighter +30%#F07C8B

Lighter +20%#EA4F63

Lighter +10%#E5213B

Darker −10%#8F1121

Darker −20%#620B17

Darker −30%#34060C

Darker −40%#060101

More saturated +25%#D3001C

Less saturated −25%#A3303F

Channel breakdown

R189

G22

B44

Red189 (74.1%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue352.1°

Saturation (HSL)79.15%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 16 · B 2C

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