Colour

#BD0027

#BD0027
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD0027 is a red with RGB values 189, 0, 39 and HSL 348°, 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

#BD0027#BD0027

HEX#BD0027

RGBrgb(189, 0, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0, 0.1529

RGB percentages74.1%, 0%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(347.6, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 79.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,343

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0027;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#42FFD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4526no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#766A1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D10017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 8.9 Crimson · ΔE 10.1 Brown · ΔE 16 Dark red · ΔE 18.6 Maroon · ΔE 21.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BD96

Analogous#BD0086, #BD3700

Triadic#27BD00, #0027BD

Split complementary#00BD37, #0086BD

Tetradic#86BD00, #00BD96, #3700BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8AA2

Lighter +30%#FF577A

Lighter +20%#FF2451

Lighter +10%#F00032

Darker −10%#8A001C

Darker −20%#570012

Darker −30%#240007

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0027

Less saturated −25%#A51835

Channel breakdown

R189

B39

Red189 (74.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue347.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 00 · B 27

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