Colour

#BF2D1E

#BF2D1E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF2D1E is a red with RGB values 191, 45, 30 and HSL 6°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BF2D1E#BF2D1E

HEX#BF2D1E

RGBrgb(191, 45, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1765, 0.1176

RGB percentages74.9%, 17.6%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(5.6, 72.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.6, 84.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 84.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,528,926

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2D1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#40D2E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B511Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7115no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.5 Dark red · ΔE 16 Brown · ΔE 16.1 Crimson · ΔE 18.4 Tomato · ΔE 19.5 Maroon · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EB0BF

Analogous#BF1E60, #BF7D1E

Triadic#1EBF2D, #2D1EBF

Split complementary#1EBF7D, #1E60BF

Tetradic#60BF1E, #1EB0BF, #7D1EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3BBB6

Lighter +30%#ED9389

Lighter +20%#E66A5D

Lighter +10%#DF4131

Darker −10%#932317

Darker −20%#671810

Darker −30%#3B0E09

Darker −40%#0F0302

More saturated +25%#DB1702

Less saturated −25%#A3433A

Channel breakdown

R191

G45

B30

Red191 (74.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue5.59°

Saturation (HSL)72.85%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 2D · B 1E

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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