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Recognised as Colour

#BD4F5E

  • #BD4F5E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BD4F5E is a red with RGB values 189, 79, 94 and HSL 352°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BD4F5E#BD4F5E
HEX#BD4F5E
RGBrgb(189, 79, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.3098, 0.3686
RGB percentages74.1%, 31%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(351.8, 45.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 58.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.2%, 50.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,406,622
CSS custom property--colour: #BD4F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#42B0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67655Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#837C5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD3F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.5Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 18.7Brown · ΔE 20.3Salmon · ΔE 24.1Sienna · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FBDAE
Analogous#BD4F95, #BD774F
Triadic#5EBD4F, #4F5EBD
Split complementary#4FBD77, #4F95BD
Tetradic#95BD4F, #4FBDAE, #774FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E3E6
Lighter +30%#E7BEC4
Lighter +20%#D999A2
Lighter +10%#CB7480
Darker −10%#9E3B49
Darker −20%#792D38
Darker −30%#541F26
Darker −40%#2F1115
More saturated +25%#DB3148
Less saturated −25%#9F6D74

Channel breakdown

R189
G79
B94
Red189 (74.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue351.82°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 4F · B 5E

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