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Colour

#BF404C

  • #BF404C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BF404C is a red with RGB values 191, 64, 76 and HSL 354°, 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 Indian red.

Colour values

#BF404C#BF404C
HEX#BF404C
RGBrgb(191, 64, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.251, 0.298
RGB percentages74.9%, 25.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(354.3, 49.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 66.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 66.5%, 60.2%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,533,836
CSS custom property--colour: #BF404C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#40BFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615C4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#817749no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D12445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10Brown · ΔE 12.6Firebrick · ΔE 18.1Light coral · ΔE 22Crimson · ΔE 22.9Salmon · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40BFB3
Analogous#BF408C, #BF7340
Triadic#4CBF40, #404CBF
Split complementary#40BF73, #408CBF
Tetradic#8CBF40, #40BFB3, #7340BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D9DB
Lighter +30%#E5B3B7
Lighter +20%#D98C94
Lighter +10%#CC6670
Darker −10%#99333D
Darker −20%#73262E
Darker −30%#4C1A1E
Darker −40%#260D0F
More saturated +25%#DF2032
Less saturated −25%#9F6066

Channel breakdown

R191
G64
B76
Red191 (74.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue354.33°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 40 · B 4C

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