Recognised as Colour

#BD293F

#BD293F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD293F is a red with RGB values 189, 41, 63 and HSL 351°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BD293F#BD293F

HEX#BD293F

RGBrgb(189, 41, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1608, 0.2471

RGB percentages74.1%, 16.1%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(351.1, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 66.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,396,863

CSS custom property--colour: #BD293F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#42D6C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55503Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6F3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#D00033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.5 Firebrick · ΔE 13.6 Crimson · ΔE 16.1 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Dark red · ΔE 23.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29BDA7

Analogous#BD2989, #BD5D29

Triadic#3FBD29, #293FBD

Split complementary#29BD5D, #2989BD

Tetradic#89BD29, #29BDA7, #5D29BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C1C8

Lighter +30%#E897A3

Lighter +20%#DF6D7E

Lighter +10%#D64359

Darker −10%#932031

Darker −20%#691723

Darker −30%#3F0E15

Darker −40%#150507

More saturated +25%#DA0C2B

Less saturated −25%#A04653

Channel breakdown

R189

G41

B63

Red189 (74.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue351.08°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 29 · B 3F

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