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Recognised as Colour

#BD404B

  • #BD404B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BD404B is a red with RGB values 189, 64, 75 and HSL 355°, 49%, 50%. 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

#BD404B#BD404B
HEX#BD404B
RGBrgb(189, 64, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.251, 0.2941
RGB percentages74.1%, 25.1%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(354.7, 49.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 66.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.1%, 60.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,402,763
CSS custom property--colour: #BD404B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#42BFB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#807648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CF2545no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.8Brown · ΔE 12.2Firebrick · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 22.1Crimson · ΔE 23.5Salmon · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BDB2
Analogous#BD4089, #BD7440
Triadic#4BBD40, #404BBD
Split complementary#40BD74, #4089BD
Tetradic#89BD40, #40BDB2, #7440BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D7DA
Lighter +30%#E5B1B6
Lighter +20%#D88B92
Lighter +10%#CB656E
Darker −10%#97333C
Darker −20%#71262D
Darker −30%#4B191E
Darker −40%#250C0F
More saturated +25%#DD2031
Less saturated −25%#9D6065

Channel breakdown

R189
G64
B75
Red189 (74.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue354.72°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 40 · B 4B

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