Colour

#BF1B2D

#BF1B2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF1B2D is a red with RGB values 191, 27, 45 and HSL 353°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BF1B2D#BF1B2D

HEX#BF1B2D

RGBrgb(191, 27, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1059, 0.1765

RGB percentages74.9%, 10.6%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(353.4, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.4, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 76.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,524,333

CSS custom property--colour: #BF1B2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1205WCAG 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 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#40E4D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D30024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6.9 Crimson · ΔE 10.9 Brown · ΔE 13.1 Dark red · ΔE 18.3 Maroon · ΔE 21.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1BBFAD

Analogous#BF1B7F, #BF5B1B

Triadic#2DBF1B, #1B2DBF

Split complementary#1BBF5B, #1B7FBF

Tetradic#7FBF1B, #1BBFAD, #5B1BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B2B9

Lighter +30%#EE8591

Lighter +20%#E75968

Lighter +10%#E12C40

Darker −10%#921522

Darker −20%#660E18

Darker −30%#39080D

Darker −40%#0C0203

More saturated +25%#DA0018

Less saturated −25%#A43642

Channel breakdown

R191

G27

B45

Red191 (74.9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue353.41°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 1B · B 2D

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