All About Color #BD424A

#BD424A

About #BD424A

#BD424A is a medium red color with the hex code #BD424A. In RGB it is red 189, green 66, blue 74; in HSL it is hue 356°, saturation 48%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 65%, 61%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.20:1 on white and 4.04:1 on black.

#BD424A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, 42, 4A
CMYK0.00%, 65.08%, 60.85%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 66, 74
HSL356°, 48%, 50%
RGB Octal275, 102, 112
HSV (HSB)356.10°, 65.08%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 1000010, 1001010
CIE-L*AB45.92, 49.88, 22.50
RGB Percent74.12%, 25.88%, 29.02%
CIE-L*CH45.92, 54.72, 24.28
XYZ24.17, 15.21, 8.14
CIE-L*UV45.92, 90.46, 15.72
xyY0.51, 0.32, 15.21
Hunter-Lab39.00, 42.38, 14.92
RYB74.12%, 25.88%, 29.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BD424A on a dark background: contrast 4.04:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BD424A on a light background: contrast 5.20:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BD424A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BD424A · #D5868B · #792A30 · #42BDB5 · #86D5CF

Analogous palette

#B542BD · #BD4288 · #BD424A · #BD7742 · #BDB542

Triadic palette

#BD424A · #4ABD42 · #424ABD · #D5868B · #8BD586

Tetradic palette

#BD424A · #88BD42 · #42BDB5 · #7742BD · #792A30

Monochromatic palette

#4B1B1E · #842E34 · #BD424A · #D17B81 · #E4B4B7

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