Recognised as Colour

#BF4F2E

#BF4F2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BF4F2E is a red with RGB values 191, 79, 46 and HSL 14°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#BF4F2E

RGBrgb(191, 79, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3098, 0.1804

RGB percentages74.9%, 31%, 18%

HSLhsl(13.7, 61.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 75.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 58.6%, 75.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,537,646

CSS custom property--colour: #BF4F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.7 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#646464

Inverted#40B0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E632Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A7B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D23548no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 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

Sienna · ΔE 15.5 Firebrick · ΔE 16 Brown · ΔE 16.4 Chocolate · ΔE 18.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E9EBF

Analogous#BF2E56, #BF972E

Triadic#2EBF4F, #4F2EBF

Split complementary#2EBF98, #2E55BF

Tetradic#55BF2E, #2E9EBF, #972EBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2D1C7

Lighter +30%#E8AF9E

Lighter +20%#DE8D75

Lighter +10%#D46B4C

Darker −10%#963E24

Darker −20%#6D2D1A

Darker −30%#441C10

Darker −40%#1B0B06

More saturated +25%#DD3F10

Less saturated −25%#A15F4C

Channel breakdown

R191

G79

B46

Red191 (74.9%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue13.66°

Saturation (HSL)61.18%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 4F · B 2E

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Colour harmonies

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