Colour

#BF4442

#BF4442
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF4442 is a red with RGB values 191, 68, 66 and HSL 1°, 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

#BF4442#BF4442

HEX#BF4442

RGBrgb(191, 68, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2667, 0.2588

RGB percentages74.9%, 26.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(1, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1, 65.4%, 74.9%)

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

24-bit integer12,534,850

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#40BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655D41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#83783Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D12845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.3 Indian red · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 13.8 Salmon · ΔE 21.2 Sienna · ΔE 21.4 Light coral · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BDBF

Analogous#BF427F, #BF8242

Triadic#42BF44, #4442BF

Split complementary#42BF83, #427EBF

Tetradic#7FBF42, #42BDBF, #8342BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3DBDA

Lighter +30%#E6B5B4

Lighter +20%#D98F8E

Lighter +10%#CC6A68

Darker −10%#9A3634

Darker −20%#742827

Darker −30%#4E1B1A

Darker −40%#280E0D

More saturated +25%#DF2522

Less saturated −25%#9F6362

Channel breakdown

R191

G68

B66

Red191 (74.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0.96°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 44 · B 42

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