Recognised as Colour

#BD194A

#BD194A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD194A is a red with RGB values 189, 25, 74 and HSL 342°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BD194A#BD194A

HEX#BD194A

RGBrgb(189, 25, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.098, 0.2902

RGB percentages74.1%, 9.8%, 29%

HSLhsl(342.1, 76.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 86.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 86.8%, 60.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,392,778

CSS custom property--colour: #BD194A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#42E6B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4C4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#766D46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Indian red · ΔE 22.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.5 Dark red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BD8C

Analogous#BD199C, #BD3A19

Triadic#4ABD19, #194ABD

Split complementary#19BD3A, #199CBD

Tetradic#9CBD19, #19BD8C, #3A19BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4AEC3

Lighter +30%#EE81A1

Lighter +20%#E85480

Lighter +10%#E2275F

Darker −10%#901338

Darker −20%#630D27

Darker −30%#360715

Darker −40%#090103

More saturated +25%#D60040

Less saturated −25%#A23455

Channel breakdown

R189

G25

B74

Red189 (74.1%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue342.07°

Saturation (HSL)76.64%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 19 · B 4A

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