Colour

#BD021B

#BD021B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD021B is a red with RGB values 189, 2, 27 and HSL 352°, 98%, 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

#BD021B#BD021B

HEX#BD021B

RGBrgb(189, 2, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0078, 0.1059

RGB percentages74.1%, 0.8%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(352, 97.9%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352, 98.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 85.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,386,843

CSS custom property--colour: #BD021B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#42FDE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4519no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D10012no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9.6 Crimson · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 17.4 Brown · ΔE 18.9 Maroon · ΔE 21.8 Tomato · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BDA4

Analogous#BD0279, #BD4702

Triadic#1BBD02, #021BBD

Split complementary#02BD47, #0278BD

Tetradic#78BD02, #02BDA4, #4602BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8D9C

Lighter +30%#FD5B70

Lighter +20%#FD2845

Lighter +10%#EF0322

Darker −10%#8B0114

Darker −20%#58010D

Darker −30%#260005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BF001A

Less saturated −25%#A51A2C

Channel breakdown

R189

B27

Red189 (74.1%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue351.98°

Saturation (HSL)97.91%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 02 · B 1B

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