Colour

#BF4D4A

#BF4D4A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF4D4A is a red with RGB values 191, 77, 74 and HSL 2°, 48%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BF4D4A#BF4D4A

HEX#BF4D4A

RGBrgb(191, 77, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.302, 0.2902

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.2%, 29%

HSLhsl(1.5, 47.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 61.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 59.7%, 61.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,162

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4D4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#40B2B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#867B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D1374Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 6.3 Brown · ΔE 12.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.4 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Salmon · ΔE 19.5 Sienna · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4ABCBF

Analogous#BF4A82, #BF884A

Triadic#4ABF4D, #4D4ABF

Split complementary#4ABF88, #4A82BF

Tetradic#82BF4A, #4ABCBF, #884ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E1E1

Lighter +30%#E7BCBB

Lighter +20%#DA9795

Lighter +10%#CC7270

Darker −10%#9E3B38

Darker −20%#782D2B

Darker −30%#531F1D

Darker −40%#2D1110

More saturated +25%#DE302B

Less saturated −25%#A06A69

Channel breakdown

R191

G77

B74

Red191 (74.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue1.54°

Saturation (HSL)47.76%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4D · B 4A

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