Recognised as Colour
#BD4E39
- #BD4E39
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BD4E39 is a red with RGB values 189, 78, 57 and HSL 10°, 54%, 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
#BD4E39#BD4E39
HEX#BD4E39
RGBrgb(189, 78, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3059, 0.2235
RGB percentages74.1%, 30.6%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(9.5, 53.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 69.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.7%, 69.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,329
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4E39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#42B1C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG 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#39A8BD
Analogous#BD3966, #BD9039
Triadic#39BD4E, #4E39BD
Split complementary#39BD90, #3966BD
Tetradic#66BD39, #39A8BD, #9039BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G78
B57
Red189 (74.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue9.55°
Saturation (HSL)53.66%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4E · B 39
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