Recognised as Colour
#BD2B03
- #BD2B03
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD2B03 is a red with RGB values 189, 43, 3 and HSL 13°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BD2B03#BD2B03
HEX#BD2B03
RGBrgb(189, 43, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1686, 0.0118
RGB percentages74.1%, 16.9%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(12.9, 96.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 98.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 98.4%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,397,315
CSS custom property--colour: #BD2B03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#42D4FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0395BD
Analogous#BD0338, #BD8803
Triadic#03BD2B, #2B03BD
Split complementary#03BD88, #0338BD
Tetradic#38BD03, #0395BD, #8803BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G43
B3
Red189 (74.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue12.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 2B · B 03
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