Recognised as Colour

#BD2436

#BD2436
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD2436 is a red with RGB values 189, 36, 54 and HSL 353°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD2436#BD2436

HEX#BD2436

RGBrgb(189, 36, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1412, 0.2118

RGB percentages74.1%, 14.1%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(352.9, 68%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 81%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 81%, 71.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,395,574

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#42DBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544E35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D0002Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.3 Brown · ΔE 10.6 Crimson · ΔE 13.4 Dark red · ΔE 19.9 Indian red · ΔE 20 Maroon · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24BDAB

Analogous#BD2482, #BD5E24

Triadic#36BD24, #2436BD

Split complementary#24BD5E, #2482BD

Tetradic#83BD24, #24BDAB, #5F24BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BBC1

Lighter +30%#EA909B

Lighter +20%#E26574

Lighter +10%#DA3A4D

Darker −10%#921C2A

Darker −20%#67141E

Darker −30%#3C0C11

Darker −40%#120305

More saturated +25%#D90820

Less saturated −25%#A1404C

Channel breakdown

R189

G36

B54

Red189 (74.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue352.94°

Saturation (HSL)68%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 24 · B 36

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