Recognised as Colour

#BD3E47

#BD3E47
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BD3E47 is a red with RGB values 189, 62, 71 and HSL 356°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BD3E47

RGBrgb(189, 62, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2431, 0.2784

RGB percentages74.1%, 24.3%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(355.7, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 67.2%, 62.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,402,247

CSS custom property--colour: #BD3E47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#42C1B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7544no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF2042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.5 Brown · ΔE 10.6 Firebrick · ΔE 16.1 Crimson · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 22.9 Salmon · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBDB4

Analogous#BD3E86, #BD753E

Triadic#47BD3E, #3E47BD

Split complementary#3EBD75, #3E86BD

Tetradic#87BD3E, #3EBDB4, #753EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D6D8

Lighter +30%#E5AFB3

Lighter +20%#D8898E

Lighter +10%#CC626A

Darker −10%#973139

Darker −20%#70252A

Darker −30%#4A181C

Darker −40%#230C0D

More saturated +25%#DC1F2C

Less saturated −25%#9E5D62

Channel breakdown

R189

G62

B71

Red189 (74.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue355.75°

Saturation (HSL)50.6%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 3E · B 47

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Colour values

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