Recognised as Colour
#BD2A47
- #BD2A47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BD2A47 is a red with RGB values 189, 42, 71 and HSL 348°, 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
#BD2A47#BD2A47
HEX#BD2A47
RGBrgb(189, 42, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1647, 0.2784
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.5%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(348.2, 63.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 77.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.8%, 62.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,127
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2A47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#42D5B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ABDA0
Analogous#BD2A91, #BD572A
Triadic#47BD2A, #2A47BD
Split complementary#2ABD57, #2A91BD
Tetradic#90BD2A, #2ABDA0, #562ABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G42
B71
Red189 (74.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue348.16°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2A · B 47
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