Colour

#BF060C

#BF060C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF060C is a red with RGB values 191, 6, 12 and HSL 358°, 94%, 39%. 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

#BF060C#BF060C

HEX#BF060C

RGBrgb(191, 6, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0235, 0.0471

RGB percentages74.9%, 2.4%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(358.1, 93.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 96.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 96.9%, 93.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,518,924

CSS custom property--colour: #BF060C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#40F9F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504606no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#796B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D3000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14.7 Crimson · ΔE 19.1 Dark red · ΔE 19.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.3 Brown · ΔE 24.2 Maroon · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#06BFB9

Analogous#BF0668, #BF5D06

Triadic#0CBF06, #060CBF

Split complementary#06BF5D, #0668BF

Tetradic#69BF06, #06BFB9, #5D06BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FC9599

Lighter +30%#FA6469

Lighter +20%#F93239

Lighter +10%#F0080F

Darker −10%#8E0409

Darker −20%#5C0306

Darker −30%#2B0103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C50006

Less saturated −25%#A61F23

Channel breakdown

R191

B12

Red191 (74.9%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue358.05°

Saturation (HSL)93.91%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 06 · B 0C

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