Recognised as Colour
#BF014D
- #BF014D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#BF014D is a red with RGB values 191, 1, 77 and HSL 336°, 99%, 38%. 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
#BF014D#BF014D
HEX#BF014D
RGBrgb(191, 1, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0039, 0.302
RGB percentages74.9%, 0.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(336, 99%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 99.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 59.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,517,709
CSS custom property--colour: #BF014D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#40FEB2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01BF73
Analogous#BF01AC, #BF1401
Triadic#4DBF01, #014DBF
Split complementary#01BF14, #01ACBF
Tetradic#ACBF01, #01BF73, #1401BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G1
B77
Red191 (74.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)98.96%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 01 · B 4D
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