Recognised as Colour

#BD2F39

#BD2F39
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD2F39 is a red with RGB values 189, 47, 57 and HSL 356°, 60%, 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 Brown.

Colour values

#BD2F39#BD2F39

HEX#BD2F39

RGBrgb(189, 47, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1843, 0.2235

RGB percentages74.1%, 18.4%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(355.8, 60.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 75.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.1%, 69.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,398,393

CSS custom property--colour: #BD2F39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#42D0C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595238no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7134no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D00034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8.6 Firebrick · ΔE 9.4 Crimson · ΔE 16 Indian red · ΔE 16.9 Dark red · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FBDB3

Analogous#BD2F80, #BD6C2F

Triadic#39BD2F, #2F39BD

Split complementary#2FBD6C, #2F80BD

Tetradic#80BD2F, #2FBDB3, #6C2FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C7CA

Lighter +30%#E79EA3

Lighter +20%#DD757D

Lighter +10%#D34C56

Darker −10%#94252D

Darker −20%#6B1B20

Darker −30%#421114

Darker −40%#1A0608

More saturated +25%#DA1220

Less saturated −25%#A04D52

Channel breakdown

R189

G47

B57

Red189 (74.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue355.77°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 2F · B 39

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