Recognised as Colour

#BD1B45

#BD1B45
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD1B45 is a red with RGB values 189, 27, 69 and HSL 344°, 75%, 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

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HEX#BD1B45

RGBrgb(189, 27, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1059, 0.2706

RGB percentages74.1%, 10.6%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(344.4, 75%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 85.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.7%, 63.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,393,285

CSS custom property--colour: #BD1B45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#42E4BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4C45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#766D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#D0002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 17.1 Crimson · ΔE 17.5 Firebrick · ΔE 19.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.4 Dark red · ΔE 27.8 Maroon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1BBD93

Analogous#BD1B96, #BD421B

Triadic#45BD1B, #1B45BD

Split complementary#1BBD42, #1B96BD

Tetradic#96BD1B, #1BBD93, #421BBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B0C2

Lighter +30%#ED849F

Lighter +20%#E7577C

Lighter +10%#E12A5A

Darker −10%#901535

Darker −20%#640E24

Darker −30%#370814

Darker −40%#0A0204

More saturated +25%#D80038

Less saturated −25%#A23652

Channel breakdown

R189

G27

B69

Red189 (74.1%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue344.44°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 1B · B 45

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