Recognised as Colour
#BD102F
- #BD102F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD102F is a red with RGB values 189, 16, 47 and HSL 349°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BD102F#BD102F
HEX#BD102F
RGBrgb(189, 16, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0627, 0.1843
RGB percentages74.1%, 6.3%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(349.2, 84.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 91.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 91.5%, 75.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,390,447
CSS custom property--colour: #BD102F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#42EFD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#10BD9E
Analogous#BD1086, #BD4810
Triadic#2FBD10, #102FBD
Split complementary#10BD48, #1085BD
Tetradic#85BD10, #10BD9E, #4710BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G16
B47
Red189 (74.1%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue349.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 10 · B 2F
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