Recognised as Colour
#BD4E36
- #BD4E36
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BD4E36 is a red with RGB values 189, 78, 54 and HSL 11°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BD4E36#BD4E36
HEX#BD4E36
RGBrgb(189, 78, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3059, 0.2118
RGB percentages74.1%, 30.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(10.7, 55.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 71.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.7%, 71.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,326
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4E36;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#42B1C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36A5BD
Analogous#BD3661, #BD9236
Triadic#36BD4E, #4E36BD
Split complementary#36BD91, #3662BD
Tetradic#61BD36, #36A5BD, #9236BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G78
B54
Red189 (74.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue10.67°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4E · B 36
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