Recognised as Colour
#BD051A
- #BD051A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD051A is a red with RGB values 189, 5, 26 and HSL 353°, 95%, 38%. 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
#BD051A#BD051A
HEX#BD051A
RGBrgb(189, 5, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0196, 0.102
RGB percentages74.1%, 2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(353.2, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 97.4%, 86.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,387,610
CSS custom property--colour: #BD051A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11002WCAG 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 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#42FAE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05BDA8
Analogous#BD0576, #BD4C05
Triadic#1ABD05, #051ABD
Split complementary#05BD4C, #0576BD
Tetradic#76BD05, #05BDA8, #4C05BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G5
B26
Red189 (74.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue353.15°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 05 · B 1A
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