Colour

#BF1B46

#BF1B46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BF1B46 is a red with RGB values 191, 27, 70 and HSL 344°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#BF1B46

RGBrgb(191, 27, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1059, 0.2745

RGB percentages74.9%, 10.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(344.3, 75.2%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.3, 85.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 63.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,524,358

CSS custom property--colour: #BF1B46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#40E4B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D2002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.1 Brown · ΔE 17.6 Firebrick · ΔE 19.6 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Dark red · ΔE 28.3 Maroon · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1BBF94

Analogous#BF1B98, #BF421B

Triadic#46BF1B, #1B46BF

Split complementary#1BBF42, #1B98BF

Tetradic#98BF1B, #1BBF94, #421BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B2C3

Lighter +30%#EE85A1

Lighter +20%#E7597E

Lighter +10%#E12C5B

Darker −10%#921536

Darker −20%#660E25

Darker −30%#390815

Darker −40%#0C0204

More saturated +25%#DA0039

Less saturated −25%#A43653

Channel breakdown

R191

G27

B70

Red191 (74.9%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue344.27°

Saturation (HSL)75.23%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 1B · B 46

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