Colour

#BD425E

#BD425E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BD425E is a red with RGB values 189, 66, 94 and HSL 346°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD425E#BD425E

HEX#BD425E

RGBrgb(189, 66, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2588, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.1%, 25.9%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(346.3, 48.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 65.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 65.1%, 50.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,403,294

CSS custom property--colour: #BD425E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#42BDA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5E5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E775Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CE2E4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.6 Brown · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 23.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.1 Salmon · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BDA1

Analogous#BD429C, #BD6342

Triadic#5EBD42, #425EBD

Split complementary#42BD63, #429CBD

Tetradic#9CBD42, #42BDA1, #6342BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9DF

Lighter +30%#E5B3BF

Lighter +20%#D78E9E

Lighter +10%#CA687E

Darker −10%#97354B

Darker −20%#712838

Darker −30%#4C1A26

Darker −40%#260D13

More saturated +25%#DD224D

Less saturated −25%#9D626F

Channel breakdown

R189

G66

B94

Red189 (74.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue346.34°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 42 · B 5E

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