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Recognised as Colour

#BF2E00

  • #BF2E00
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#BF2E00 is a red with RGB values 191, 46, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 37%. 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

#BF2E00#BF2E00
HEX#BF2E00
RGBrgb(191, 46, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1804, 0
RGB percentages74.9%, 18%, 0%
HSLhsl(14.5, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,529,152
CSS custom property--colour: #BF2E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 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#4A4A4A
Inverted#40D1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#807100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D30028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 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 18Dark red · ΔE 20.9Tomato · ΔE 21.4Chocolate · ΔE 22.8Orange red · ΔE 23.5Maroon · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0091BF
Analogous#BF0032, #BF8E00
Triadic#00BF2E, #2E00BF
Split complementary#00BF8D, #0032BF
Tetradic#32BF00, #0091BF, #8D00BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFA88C
Lighter +30%#FF8159
Lighter +20%#FF5A26
Lighter +10%#F23A00
Darker −10%#8C2200
Darker −20%#591500
Darker −30%#260900
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF2E00
Less saturated −25%#A73A18

Channel breakdown

R191
G46
B0
Red191 (74.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue14.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 2E · B 00

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