Recognised as Colour

#BF1C2D

#BF1C2D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF1C2D is a red with RGB values 191, 28, 45 and HSL 354°, 74%, 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 Firebrick.

Colour values

#BF1C2D#BF1C2D

HEX#BF1C2D

RGBrgb(191, 28, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1098, 0.1765

RGB percentages74.9%, 11%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(353.7, 74.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 85.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 85.3%, 76.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,524,589

CSS custom property--colour: #BF1C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#40E3D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6E26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D30025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6.7 Crimson · ΔE 11.1 Brown · ΔE 13 Dark red · ΔE 18.2 Maroon · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1CBFAE

Analogous#BF1C7E, #BF5D1C

Triadic#2DBF1C, #1C2DBF

Split complementary#1CBF5D, #1C7EBF

Tetradic#7EBF1C, #1CBFAE, #5D1CBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B3BA

Lighter +30%#ED8791

Lighter +20%#E75A69

Lighter +10%#E02E40

Darker −10%#931523

Darker −20%#660F18

Darker −30%#3A080E

Darker −40%#0D0203

More saturated +25%#DA0117

Less saturated −25%#A43743

Channel breakdown

R191

G28

B45

Red191 (74.9%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue353.74°

Saturation (HSL)74.43%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 1C · B 2D

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