Colour

#BF4342

#BF4342
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF4342 is a red with RGB values 191, 67, 66 and HSL 0°, 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

#BF4342#BF4342

HEX#BF4342

RGBrgb(191, 67, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2627, 0.2588

RGB percentages74.9%, 26.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(0.5, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.5, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 65.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,534,594

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#40BCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645D41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#83783Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D12644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.2 Indian red · ΔE 10.3 Firebrick · ΔE 13.7 Salmon · ΔE 21.5 Sienna · ΔE 21.9 Crimson · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BEBF

Analogous#BF4280, #BF8242

Triadic#42BF43, #4342BF

Split complementary#42BF82, #427FBF

Tetradic#7FBF42, #42BEBF, #8242BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DBDA

Lighter +30%#E6B5B4

Lighter +20%#D98F8E

Lighter +10%#CC6968

Darker −10%#9A3534

Darker −20%#742827

Darker −30%#4E1B1A

Darker −40%#280E0D

More saturated +25%#DF2422

Less saturated −25%#9F6262

Channel breakdown

R191

G67

B66

Red191 (74.9%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 43 · B 42

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