Recognised as Colour
#BD2921
- #BD2921
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD2921 is a red with RGB values 189, 41, 33 and HSL 3°, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#BD2921#BD2921
HEX#BD2921
RGBrgb(189, 41, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1608, 0.1294
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.1%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(3.1, 70.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 82.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.3%, 82.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,396,833
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2921;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#42D6DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21B5BD
Analogous#BD2167, #BD7721
Triadic#21BD29, #2921BD
Split complementary#21BD77, #2167BD
Tetradic#67BD21, #21B5BD, #7721BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G41
B33
Red189 (74.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue3.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 29 · B 21
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