Colour

#BD1D38

#BD1D38
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD1D38 is a red with RGB values 189, 29, 56 and HSL 350°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#BD1D38

RGBrgb(189, 29, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1137, 0.2196

RGB percentages74.1%, 11.4%, 22%

HSLhsl(349.9, 73.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 84.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 84.7%, 70.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,393,784

CSS custom property--colour: #BD1D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#42E2C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514C38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#786D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D0002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 12.4 Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.1 Dark red · ΔE 21.5 Maroon · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DBDA2

Analogous#BD1D88, #BD521D

Triadic#38BD1D, #1D38BD

Split complementary#1DBD52, #1D88BD

Tetradic#88BD1D, #1DBDA2, #521DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B3BE

Lighter +30%#ED8698

Lighter +20%#E65A72

Lighter +10%#DF2E4C

Darker −10%#91162B

Darker −20%#650F1E

Darker −30%#380911

Darker −40%#0C0204

More saturated +25%#D80226

Less saturated −25%#A2384A

Channel breakdown

R189

G29

B56

Red189 (74.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue349.88°

Saturation (HSL)73.39%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 1D · B 38

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