Colour

#BF4B3B

#BF4B3B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BF4B3B is a red with RGB values 191, 75, 59 and HSL 7°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BF4B3B#BF4B3B

HEX#BF4B3B

RGBrgb(191, 75, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.2941, 0.2314

RGB percentages74.9%, 29.4%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(7.3, 52.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 69.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 60.7%, 69.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,536,635

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4B3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#40B4C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6139no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#877A38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D13148no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11.2 Indian red · ΔE 12.8 Firebrick · ΔE 13.9 Sienna · ΔE 16.9 Salmon · ΔE 20.2 Dark red · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BAFBF

Analogous#BF3B6D, #BF8D3B

Triadic#3BBF4B, #4B3BBF

Split complementary#3BBF8D, #3B6DBF

Tetradic#6DBF3B, #3BAFBF, #8D3BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D8D4

Lighter +30%#E6B4AD

Lighter +20%#DA9086

Lighter +10%#CE6D5F

Darker −10%#983C2F

Darker −20%#712C23

Darker −30%#4A1D17

Darker −40%#230E0B

More saturated +25%#DE331C

Less saturated −25%#A0635A

Channel breakdown

R191

G75

B59

Red191 (74.9%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue7.27°

Saturation (HSL)52.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4B · B 3B

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