Recognised as Colour
#BF0014
- #BF0014
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF0014 is a red with RGB values 191, 0, 20 and HSL 354°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF0014#BF0014
HEX#BF0014
RGBrgb(191, 0, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0, 0.0784
RGB percentages74.9%, 0%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(353.7, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.7, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 89.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,517,396
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0014;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#40FFEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BFAB
Analogous#BF0074, #BF4B00
Triadic#14BF00, #0014BF
Split complementary#00BF4B, #0074BF
Tetradic#74BF00, #00BFAB, #4B00BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G0
B20
Red191 (74.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue353.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 00 · B 14
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