Colour

#BF4E3E

#BF4E3E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BF4E3E is a red with RGB values 191, 78, 62 and HSL 7°, 51%, 50%. 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

#BF4E3E#BF4E3E

HEX#BF4E3E

RGBrgb(191, 78, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3059, 0.2431

RGB percentages74.9%, 30.6%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(7.4, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 59.2%, 67.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,406

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4E3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 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 black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#40B1C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C633Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#887B3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D1364Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 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 text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 12 Firebrick · ΔE 15.5 Sienna · ΔE 16 Salmon · ΔE 19.5 Light coral · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EAFBF

Analogous#BF3E6E, #BF8F3E

Triadic#3EBF4E, #4E3EBF

Split complementary#3EBF8F, #3E6EBF

Tetradic#6EBF3E, #3EAFBF, #8F3EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DAD7

Lighter +30%#E6B7B0

Lighter +20%#D9948A

Lighter +10%#CD7163

Darker −10%#983E32

Darker −20%#722F25

Darker −30%#4B1F19

Darker −40%#250F0C

More saturated +25%#DF361E

Less saturated −25%#9F665E

Channel breakdown

R191

G78

B62

Red191 (74.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue7.44°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4E · B 3E

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Colour values

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