Recognised as Colour

#BF004C

#BF004C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BF004C is a red with RGB values 191, 0, 76 and HSL 336°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BF004C#BF004C

HEX#BF004C

RGBrgb(191, 0, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0, 0.298

RGB percentages74.9%, 0%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(336.1, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,517,452

CSS custom property--colour: #BF004C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#40FFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48494Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#746C47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D2002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Brown · ΔE 23.8 Firebrick · ΔE 25.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 30 Deep pink · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BF73

Analogous#BF00AB, #BF1300

Triadic#4CBF00, #004CBF

Split complementary#00BF13, #00ACBF

Tetradic#ABBF00, #00BF73, #1400BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8CBA

Lighter +30%#FF599B

Lighter +20%#FF267C

Lighter +10%#F20060

Darker −10%#8C0038

Darker −20%#590023

Darker −30%#26000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BF004C

Less saturated −25%#A71851

Channel breakdown

R191

B76

Red191 (74.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue336.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 00 · B 4C

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