Colour
#BF4836
- #BF4836
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BF4836 is a red with RGB values 191, 72, 54 and HSL 8°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BF4836#BF4836
HEX#BF4836
RGBrgb(191, 72, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2824, 0.2118
RGB percentages74.9%, 28.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(7.9, 55.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 71.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 71.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,535,862
CSS custom property--colour: #BF4836;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#40B7C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#36ADBF
Analogous#BF3668, #BF8D36
Triadic#36BF48, #4836BF
Split complementary#36BF8D, #3668BF
Tetradic#68BF36, #36ADBF, #8D36BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G72
B54
Red191 (74.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue7.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.92%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 48 · B 36
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