Recognised as Colour

#BD2956

#BD2956
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BD2956 is a red with RGB values 189, 41, 86 and HSL 342°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD2956#BD2956

HEX#BD2956

RGBrgb(189, 41, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1608, 0.3373

RGB percentages74.1%, 16.1%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(341.8, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 54.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,396,886

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#42D6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515257no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#777052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CE003Dno 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 text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 21.4 Brown · ΔE 22.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1 Crimson · ΔE 25.5 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 21.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29BD90

Analogous#BD29A0, #BD4629

Triadic#56BD29, #2956BD

Split complementary#29BD46, #29A0BD

Tetradic#A0BD29, #29BD90, #4629BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C1CF

Lighter +30%#E897AF

Lighter +20%#DF6D90

Lighter +10%#D64370

Darker −10%#932043

Darker −20%#691730

Darker −30%#3F0E1D

Darker −40%#15050A

More saturated +25%#DA0C4B

Less saturated −25%#A04661

Channel breakdown

R189

G41

B86

Red189 (74.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue341.76°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 29 · B 56

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