Colour

#BD4C2E

#BD4C2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD4C2E is a red with RGB values 189, 76, 46 and HSL 13°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD4C2E#BD4C2E

HEX#BD4C2E

RGBrgb(189, 76, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.298, 0.1804

RGB percentages74.1%, 29.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(12.6, 60.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 75.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 59.8%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,405,806

CSS custom property--colour: #BD4C2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#42B3D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B602Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#87792Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D03246no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14.8 Brown · ΔE 14.9 Sienna · ΔE 15.6 Indian red · ΔE 19.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.9 Chocolate · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E9FBD

Analogous#BD2E57, #BD932E

Triadic#2EBD4C, #4C2EBD

Split complementary#2EBD93, #2E58BD

Tetradic#58BD2E, #2E9FBD, #942EBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1CFC6

Lighter +30%#E7AC9D

Lighter +20%#DD8A74

Lighter +10%#D3674B

Darker −10%#943C24

Darker −20%#6B2B1A

Darker −30%#421B10

Darker −40%#190A06

More saturated +25%#DA3B11

Less saturated −25%#A05D4B

Channel breakdown

R189

G76

B46

Red189 (74.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue12.59°

Saturation (HSL)60.85%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 4C · B 2E

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Colour values

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