Colour

#BF283A

#BF283A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF283A is a red with RGB values 191, 40, 58 and HSL 353°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BF283A#BF283A

HEX#BF283A

RGBrgb(191, 40, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1569, 0.2275

RGB percentages74.9%, 15.7%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(352.8, 65.4%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 79.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 69.6%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,527,674

CSS custom property--colour: #BF283A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#40D7C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7035no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D20030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.6 Brown · ΔE 10.9 Crimson · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.8 Dark red · ΔE 21.2 Maroon · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28BFAD

Analogous#BF2886, #BF6128

Triadic#3ABF28, #283ABF

Split complementary#28BF61, #2886BF

Tetradic#86BF28, #28BFAD, #6128BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C1C7

Lighter +30%#E997A1

Lighter +20%#E06D7A

Lighter +10%#D84254

Darker −10%#951F2D

Darker −20%#6B1620

Darker −30%#400E14

Darker −40%#160507

More saturated +25%#DC0B24

Less saturated −25%#A24550

Channel breakdown

R191

G40

B58

Red191 (74.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue352.85°

Saturation (HSL)65.37%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 28 · B 3A

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