Colour

#BD0905

#BD0905
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD0905 is a red with RGB values 189, 9, 5 and HSL 1°, 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

#BD0905#BD0905

HEX#BD0905

RGBrgb(189, 9, 5)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0353, 0.0196

RGB percentages74.1%, 3.5%, 2%

HSLhsl(1.3, 94.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 97.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 97.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,388,613

CSS custom property--colour: #BD0905;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11025WCAG 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 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#42F6FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#786A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D1000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 15.9 Dark red · ΔE 19.8 Crimson · ΔE 21.3 Tomato · ΔE 23.8 Maroon · ΔE 24.8 Orange red · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05B9BD

Analogous#BD055D, #BD6505

Triadic#05BD09, #0905BD

Split complementary#05BD65, #055DBD

Tetradic#5DBD05, #05B9BD, #6505BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9492

Lighter +30%#FB6460

Lighter +20%#F9332F

Lighter +10%#EF0B06

Darker −10%#8B0704

Darker −20%#5A0402

Darker −30%#280201

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C20400

Less saturated −25%#A5201D

Channel breakdown

R189

Red189 (74.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue5 (2%)

Hue1.3°

Saturation (HSL)94.85%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 09 · B 05

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