Recognised as Colour

#BD1700

#BD1700
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BD1700 is a red with RGB values 189, 23, 0 and HSL 7°, 100%, 37%. 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

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HEX#BD1700

RGBrgb(189, 23, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.0902, 0

RGB percentages74.1%, 9%, 0%

HSLhsl(7.3, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.8%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,392,192

CSS custom property--colour: #BD1700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#42E8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D10017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 17.2 Dark red · ΔE 20.3 Tomato · ΔE 23.4 Crimson · ΔE 23.7 Orange red · ΔE 23.8 Maroon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A6BD

Analogous#BD0047, #BD7500

Triadic#00BD17, #1700BD

Split complementary#00BD75, #0048BD

Tetradic#48BD00, #00A6BD, #7500BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF988A

Lighter +30%#FF6B57

Lighter +20%#FF3F24

Lighter +10%#F01D00

Darker −10%#8A1100

Darker −20%#570B00

Darker −30%#240400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD1700

Less saturated −25%#A52918

Channel breakdown

R189

G23

Red189 (74.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue7.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BD · G 17 · B 00

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