Recognised as Colour

#BD472A

#BD472A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD472A is a red with RGB values 189, 71, 42 and HSL 12°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD472A#BD472A

HEX#BD472A

RGBrgb(189, 71, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2784, 0.1647

RGB percentages74.1%, 27.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(11.8, 63.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 77.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 62.4%, 77.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,404,522

CSS custom property--colour: #BD472A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 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#42B8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#685D26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#857726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D02941no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 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

Firebrick · ΔE 12.8 Brown · ΔE 14.4 Sienna · ΔE 17.8 Dark red · ΔE 18.9 Chocolate · ΔE 20.3 Indian red · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AA0BD

Analogous#BD2A57, #BD902A

Triadic#2ABD47, #472ABD

Split complementary#2ABD91, #2A56BD

Tetradic#57BD2A, #2AA0BD, #912ABD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1CBC2

Lighter +30%#E8A898

Lighter +20%#DF846E

Lighter +10%#D66144

Darker −10%#933721

Darker −20%#6A2817

Darker −30%#40180E

Darker −40%#160805

More saturated +25%#DA360D

Less saturated −25%#A05847

Channel breakdown

R189

G71

B42

Red189 (74.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue11.84°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 47 · B 2A

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