Recognised as Colour

#BD1852

#BD1852
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD1852 is a red with RGB values 189, 24, 82 and HSL 339°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BD1852#BD1852

HEX#BD1852

RGBrgb(189, 24, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0941, 0.3216

RGB percentages74.1%, 9.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(338.9, 77.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 87.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.3%, 56.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,392,530

CSS custom property--colour: #BD1852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#42E7AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4D53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#746D4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24 Crimson · ΔE 24 Indian red · ΔE 24.8 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18BD83

Analogous#BD18A5, #BD3018

Triadic#52BD18, #1852BD

Split complementary#18BD30, #18A5BD

Tetradic#A5BD18, #18BD83, #3018BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5ACC6

Lighter +30%#EF7FA6

Lighter +20%#E95287

Lighter +10%#E32568

Darker −10%#90123E

Darker −20%#620D2B

Darker −30%#350717

Darker −40%#080103

More saturated +25%#D5004B

Less saturated −25%#A2335A

Channel breakdown

R189

G24

B82

Red189 (74.1%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue338.91°

Saturation (HSL)77.46%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 18 · B 52

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