Recognised as Colour

#BD2E2E

#BD2E2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD2E2E is a red with RGB values 189, 46, 46 and HSL 0°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD2E2E#BD2E2E

HEX#BD2E2E

RGBrgb(189, 46, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1804, 0.1804

RGB percentages74.1%, 18%, 18%

HSLhsl(0, 60.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 75.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.7%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,398,126

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#42D1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59512Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7028no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D00030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 4.3 Brown · ΔE 9.4 Crimson · ΔE 15.6 Dark red · ΔE 16.6 Maroon · ΔE 19.1 Indian red · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 4.31, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EBDBD

Analogous#BD2E76, #BD762E

Triadic#2EBD2E, #2E2EBD

Split complementary#2EBD76, #2E76BD

Tetradic#76BD2E, #2EBDBD, #762EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C6C6

Lighter +30%#E79D9D

Lighter +20%#DD7474

Lighter +10%#D34B4B

Darker −10%#942424

Darker −20%#6B1A1A

Darker −30%#421010

Darker −40%#190606

More saturated +25%#DA1111

Less saturated −25%#A04B4B

Channel breakdown

R189

G46

B46

Red189 (74.1%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)60.85%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 2E · B 2E

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