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Recognised as Colour

#BF2A56

  • #BF2A56
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BF2A56 is a red with RGB values 191, 42, 86 and HSL 342°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF2A56#BF2A56
HEX#BF2A56
RGBrgb(191, 42, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1647, 0.3373
RGB percentages74.9%, 16.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(342.3, 63.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 78%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 55%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,528,214
CSS custom property--colour: #BF2A56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#40D5A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#797152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D1003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 21Brown · ΔE 22.3Crimson · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Firebrick · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 21.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ABF93
Analogous#BF2AA1, #BF482A
Triadic#56BF2A, #2A56BF
Split complementary#2ABF48, #2AA1BF
Tetradic#A1BF2A, #2ABF93, #492ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C3D1
Lighter +30%#E999B1
Lighter +20%#DF7091
Lighter +10%#D64670
Darker −10%#952143
Darker −20%#6B1830
Darker −30%#420E1E
Darker −40%#18050B
More saturated +25%#DC0D4A
Less saturated −25%#A24762

Channel breakdown

R191
G42
B86
Red191 (74.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue342.28°
Saturation (HSL)63.95%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 2A · B 56

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