Recognised as Colour

#BF2D40

#BF2D40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF2D40 is a red with RGB values 191, 45, 64 and HSL 352°, 62%, 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 Brown.

Colour values

#BF2D40#BF2D40

HEX#BF2D40

RGBrgb(191, 45, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1765, 0.251

RGB percentages74.9%, 17.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(352.2, 61.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.2, 76.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 76.4%, 66.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,528,960

CSS custom property--colour: #BF2D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#40D2BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585240no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C713Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D20035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 13.2 Crimson · ΔE 16 Indian red · ΔE 16.7 Dark red · ΔE 23.1 Maroon · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2DBFAC

Analogous#BF2D89, #BF632D

Triadic#40BF2D, #2D40BF

Split complementary#2DBF63, #2D89BF

Tetradic#89BF2D, #2DBFAC, #632DBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C6CC

Lighter +30%#E89DA7

Lighter +20%#DE7482

Lighter +10%#D44B5C

Darker −10%#962332

Darker −20%#6C1A24

Darker −30%#431017

Darker −40%#1A0609

More saturated +25%#DC102A

Less saturated −25%#A24B56

Channel breakdown

R191

G45

B64

Red191 (74.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue352.19°

Saturation (HSL)61.86%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 2D · B 40

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