Colour
#BD080A
- #BD080A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD080A is a red with RGB values 189, 8, 10 and HSL 359°, 92%, 39%. 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
#BD080A#BD080A
HEX#BD080A
RGBrgb(189, 8, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0314, 0.0392
RGB percentages74.1%, 3.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(359.3, 91.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 95.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 95.8%, 94.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,388,362
CSS custom property--colour: #BD080A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11014WCAG 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 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#42F7F5
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#08BDBB
Analogous#BD0865, #BD6008
Triadic#0ABD08, #080ABD
Split complementary#08BD60, #0865BD
Tetradic#65BD08, #08BDBB, #6008BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G8
B10
Red189 (74.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue359.34°
Saturation (HSL)91.88%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 08 · B 0A
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