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Recognised as Colour

#BD2A03

  • #BD2A03
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#BD2A03 is a red with RGB values 189, 42, 3 and HSL 13°, 97%, 38%. 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

#BD2A03#BD2A03
HEX#BD2A03
RGBrgb(189, 42, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1647, 0.0118
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(12.6, 96.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 98.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.8%, 98.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,059
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2A03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#42D5FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A4E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D6F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D10025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 16.3Dark red · ΔE 19.4Tomato · ΔE 21.6Chocolate · ΔE 24Maroon · ΔE 24.2Brown · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0396BD
Analogous#BD0339, #BD8703
Triadic#03BD2A, #2A03BD
Split complementary#03BD87, #0339BD
Tetradic#39BD03, #0396BD, #8703BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDA68F
Lighter +30%#FC7E5D
Lighter +20%#FC562A
Lighter +10%#EF3504
Darker −10%#8B1F02
Darker −20%#591401
Darker −30%#260901
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C02800
Less saturated −25%#A5381B

Channel breakdown

R189
G42
B3
Red189 (74.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue12.58°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2A · B 03

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