Recognised as Colour

#BD3948

#BD3948
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BD3948 is a red with RGB values 189, 57, 72 and HSL 353°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BD3948#BD3948

HEX#BD3948

RGBrgb(189, 57, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2235, 0.2824

RGB percentages74.1%, 22.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(353.2, 53.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 69.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.8%, 61.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,400,968

CSS custom property--colour: #BD3948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#42C6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7444no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF153Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.7 Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 21.2 Light coral · ΔE 24.2 Salmon · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39BDAE

Analogous#BD398A, #BD6C39

Triadic#48BD39, #3948BD

Split complementary#39BD6C, #398ABD

Tetradic#8ABD39, #39BDAE, #6C39BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D1D5

Lighter +30%#E5AAB0

Lighter +20%#D9838C

Lighter +10%#CE5B68

Darker −10%#962D39

Darker −20%#6F212A

Darker −30%#47161B

Darker −40%#200A0C

More saturated +25%#DC1A30

Less saturated −25%#9E5860

Channel breakdown

R189

G57

B72

Red189 (74.1%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue353.18°

Saturation (HSL)53.66%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 39 · B 48

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