Recognised as Colour

#BF0838

#BF0838
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BF0838 is a red with RGB values 191, 8, 56 and HSL 344°, 92%, 39%. 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

#BF0838#BF0838

HEX#BF0838

RGBrgb(191, 8, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0314, 0.2196

RGB percentages74.9%, 3.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(344.3, 92%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 95.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 95.8%, 70.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,519,480

CSS custom property--colour: #BF0838;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#40F7C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4838no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#776C32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D20022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 14.2 Brown · ΔE 16 Dark red · ΔE 23.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Maroon · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08BF8F

Analogous#BF0893, #BF3408

Triadic#38BF08, #0838BF

Split complementary#08BF34, #0893BF

Tetradic#93BF08, #08BF8F, #3408BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB98B2

Lighter +30%#F9678D

Lighter +20%#F73669

Lighter +10%#F00A46

Darker −10%#8E062A

Darker −20%#5D041B

Darker −30%#2C020D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70034

Less saturated −25%#A62144

Channel breakdown

R191

B56

Red191 (74.9%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue344.26°

Saturation (HSL)91.96%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 08 · B 38

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