Colour

#BD214D

#BD214D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD214D is a red with RGB values 189, 33, 77 and HSL 343°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BD214D

RGBrgb(189, 33, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1294, 0.302

RGB percentages74.1%, 12.9%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(343.1, 70.3%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.1, 82.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 82.5%, 59.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,394,829

CSS custom property--colour: #BD214D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#42DEB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4F4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#776E49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 19.7 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Crimson · ΔE 21.2 Firebrick · ΔE 23.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7 Light coral · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21BD91

Analogous#BD219B, #BD4321

Triadic#4DBD21, #214DBD

Split complementary#21BD43, #219BBD

Tetradic#9BBD21, #21BD91, #4321BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B7C8

Lighter +30%#EB8CA7

Lighter +20%#E36186

Lighter +10%#DC3564

Darker −10%#92193B

Darker −20%#66122A

Darker −30%#3B0A18

Darker −40%#0F0306

More saturated +25%#D90541

Less saturated −25%#A13D59

Channel breakdown

R189

G33

B77

Red189 (74.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue343.08°

Saturation (HSL)70.27%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 21 · B 4D

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Colour values

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