Recognised as Colour
#BD433B
- #BD433B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BD433B is a red with RGB values 189, 67, 59 and HSL 4°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BD433B#BD433B
HEX#BD433B
RGBrgb(189, 67, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2627, 0.2314
RGB percentages74.1%, 26.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(3.7, 52.4%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 68.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 68.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,403,515
CSS custom property--colour: #BD433B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#42BCC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BB5BD
Analogous#BD3B74, #BD843B
Triadic#3BBD43, #433BBD
Split complementary#3BBD84, #3B74BD
Tetradic#74BD3B, #3BB5BD, #843BBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G67
B59
Red189 (74.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue3.69°
Saturation (HSL)52.42%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 43 · B 3B
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