Colour
#BF4142
- #BF4142
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BF4142 is a red with RGB values 191, 65, 66 and HSL 360°, 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
#BF4142#BF4142
HEX#BF4142
RGBrgb(191, 65, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2549, 0.2588
RGB percentages74.9%, 25.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(359.5, 49.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 66%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 65.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,534,082
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4142;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#40BEBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41BFBE
Analogous#BF4181, #BF7F41
Triadic#42BF41, #4142BF
Split complementary#41BF7F, #4181BF
Tetradic#81BF41, #41BFBE, #7F41BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G65
B66
Red191 (74.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue359.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 41 · B 42
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