Recognised as Colour
#BF0031
- #BF0031
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#BF0031 is a red with RGB values 191, 0, 49 and HSL 345°, 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 Crimson.
Colour values
#BF0031#BF0031
HEX#BF0031
RGBrgb(191, 0, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0, 0.1922
RGB percentages74.9%, 0%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(344.6, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.6, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 74.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,517,425
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0031;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#40FFCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BF8E
Analogous#BF0091, #BF2F00
Triadic#31BF00, #0031BF
Split complementary#00BF2F, #0091BF
Tetradic#90BF00, #00BF8E, #2E00BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G0
B49
Red191 (74.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue344.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 00 · B 31
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