Recognised as Colour
#BD343B
- #BD343B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BD343B is a red with RGB values 189, 52, 59 and HSL 357°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BD343B#BD343B
HEX#BD343B
RGBrgb(189, 52, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2039, 0.2314
RGB percentages74.1%, 20.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(356.9, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 72.5%, 68.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,399,675
CSS custom property--colour: #BD343B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#42CBC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34BDB6
Analogous#BD347F, #BD7134
Triadic#3BBD34, #343BBD
Split complementary#34BD71, #347FBD
Tetradic#80BD34, #34BDB6, #7234BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G52
B59
Red189 (74.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue356.93°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 34 · B 3B
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