Recognised as Colour
#BF482A
- #BF482A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF482A is a red with RGB values 191, 72, 42 and HSL 12°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF482A#BF482A
HEX#BF482A
RGBrgb(191, 72, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2824, 0.1647
RGB percentages74.9%, 28.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(12.1, 63.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 78%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 78%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,535,850
CSS custom property--colour: #BF482A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#40B7D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AA1BF
Analogous#BF2A57, #BF922A
Triadic#2ABF48, #482ABF
Split complementary#2ABF92, #2A57BF
Tetradic#57BF2A, #2AA1BF, #922ABF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G72
B42
Red191 (74.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue12.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.95%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 48 · B 2A
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