Colour

#BF4244

#BF4244
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF4244 is a red with RGB values 191, 66, 68 and HSL 359°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BF4244#BF4244

HEX#BF4244

RGBrgb(191, 66, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2588, 0.2667

RGB percentages74.9%, 25.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(359, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 64.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,534,340

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#40BDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635C43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#827741no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D12544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.6 Indian red · ΔE 10 Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Salmon · ΔE 21.8 Crimson · ΔE 22 Light coral · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BFBD

Analogous#BF4283, #BF7F42

Triadic#44BF42, #4244BF

Split complementary#42BF7F, #4283BF

Tetradic#82BF42, #42BFBD, #7E42BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DADB

Lighter +30%#E6B4B5

Lighter +20%#D98E8F

Lighter +10%#CC686A

Darker −10%#9A3436

Darker −20%#742728

Darker −30%#4E1A1B

Darker −40%#280D0E

More saturated +25%#DF2225

Less saturated −25%#9F6263

Channel breakdown

R191

G66

B68

Red191 (74.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue359.04°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 42 · B 44

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