Recognised as Colour
#BD3023
- #BD3023
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD3023 is a red with RGB values 189, 48, 35 and HSL 5°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BD3023#BD3023
HEX#BD3023
RGBrgb(189, 48, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.1882, 0.1373
RGB percentages74.1%, 18.8%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(5.1, 68.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 81.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 81.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,398,627
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3023;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#42CFDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23B0BD
Analogous#BD2363, #BD7D23
Triadic#23BD30, #3023BD
Split complementary#23BD7D, #2363BD
Tetradic#63BD23, #23B0BD, #7D23BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G48
B35
Red189 (74.1%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue5.06°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 30 · B 23
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