Colour

#BF4042

#BF4042
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF4042 is a red with RGB values 191, 64, 66 and HSL 359°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BF4042#BF4042

HEX#BF4042

RGBrgb(191, 64, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.2588

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(359.1, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 65.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,533,826

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#40BFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625B41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#82773Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D12142no 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 text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9 Indian red · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 13.4 Crimson · ΔE 21.1 Salmon · ΔE 22.2 Dark red · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40BFBD

Analogous#BF4082, #BF7D40

Triadic#42BF40, #4042BF

Split complementary#40BF7D, #4082BF

Tetradic#82BF40, #40BFBD, #7E40BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D9D9

Lighter +30%#E5B3B3

Lighter +20%#D98C8E

Lighter +10%#CC6668

Darker −10%#993335

Darker −20%#732628

Darker −30%#4C1A1A

Darker −40%#260D0D

More saturated +25%#DF2023

Less saturated −25%#9F6061

Channel breakdown

R191

G64

B66

Red191 (74.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue359.06°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B 42

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