Recognised as Colour

#BF204A

#BF204A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF204A is a red with RGB values 191, 32, 74 and HSL 344°, 71%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BF204A#BF204A

HEX#BF204A

RGBrgb(191, 32, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1255, 0.2902

RGB percentages74.9%, 12.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(344.2, 71.3%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 83.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 83.2%, 61.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,525,642

CSS custom property--colour: #BF204A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#40DFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504F4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#786F46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D10033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.4 Crimson · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 21 Firebrick · ΔE 21.1 Dark red · ΔE 29.6 Maroon · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20BF95

Analogous#BF2099, #BF4620

Triadic#4ABF20, #204ABF

Split complementary#20BF46, #2099BF

Tetradic#9ABF20, #20BF95, #4620BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B8C8

Lighter +30%#EC8CA5

Lighter +20%#E46183

Lighter +10%#DD3561

Darker −10%#931939

Darker −20%#681128

Darker −30%#3C0A17

Darker −40%#100306

More saturated +25%#DB043D

Less saturated −25%#A33C57

Channel breakdown

R191

G32

B74

Red191 (74.9%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue344.15°

Saturation (HSL)71.3%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 20 · B 4A

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