Colour

#BF2328

#BF2328
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF2328 is a red with RGB values 191, 35, 40 and HSL 358°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BF2328#BF2328

HEX#BF2328

RGBrgb(191, 35, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1373, 0.1569

RGB percentages74.9%, 13.7%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(358.1, 69%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 81.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 81.7%, 79.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,526,376

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2328;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#40DCD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#564D26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C6F21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D30027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 4.6 Brown · ΔE 13.1 Crimson · ΔE 13.2 Dark red · ΔE 16.6 Maroon · ΔE 20 Tomato · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 4.63, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23BFBA

Analogous#BF2376, #BF6C23

Triadic#28BF23, #2328BF

Split complementary#23BF6C, #2376BF

Tetradic#76BF23, #23BFBA, #6C23BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3BBBD

Lighter +30%#EB9093

Lighter +20%#E36569

Lighter +10%#DB3A3F

Darker −10%#941B1F

Darker −20%#691316

Darker −30%#3E0B0D

Darker −40%#130304

More saturated +25%#DB070E

Less saturated −25%#A33F42

Channel breakdown

R191

G35

B40

Red191 (74.9%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue358.08°

Saturation (HSL)69.03%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 23 · B 28

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