Recognised as Colour

#BD0016

#BD0016
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD0016 is a red with RGB values 189, 0, 22 and HSL 353°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BD0016#BD0016

HEX#BD0016

RGBrgb(189, 0, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.0863

RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(353, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 88.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,326

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0016;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#42FFE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4513no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D1000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 11.1 Crimson · ΔE 15.3 Dark red · ΔE 17.8 Brown · ΔE 20.6 Maroon · ΔE 22.4 Tomato · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BDA7

Analogous#BD0074, #BD4800

Triadic#16BD00, #0016BD

Split complementary#00BD49, #0074BD

Tetradic#75BD00, #00BDA7, #4900BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8A98

Lighter +30%#FF576B

Lighter +20%#FF243D

Lighter +10%#F0001C

Darker −10%#8A0010

Darker −20%#57000A

Darker −30%#240004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0016

Less saturated −25%#A51828

Channel breakdown

R189

B22

Red189 (74.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue353.02°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B 16

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