Recognised as Colour
#BD3C19
- #BD3C19
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BD3C19 is a red with RGB values 189, 60, 25 and HSL 13°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BD3C19#BD3C19
HEX#BD3C19
RGBrgb(189, 60, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.2353, 0.098
RGB percentages74.1%, 23.5%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(12.8, 76.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 86.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 86.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,401,689
CSS custom property--colour: #BD3C19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#42C3E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#199ABD
Analogous#BD1948, #BD8E19
Triadic#19BD3C, #3C19BD
Split complementary#19BD8E, #1948BD
Tetradic#48BD19, #199ABD, #8E19BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G60
B25
Red189 (74.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue12.8°
Saturation (HSL)76.64%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G 3C · B 19
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