Recognised as Colour
#BF082B
- #BF082B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF082B is a red with RGB values 191, 8, 43 and HSL 349°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF082B#BF082B
HEX#BF082B
RGBrgb(191, 8, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0314, 0.1686
RGB percentages74.9%, 3.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(348.5, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 95.8%, 77.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,519,467
CSS custom property--colour: #BF082B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#40F7D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08BF9C
Analogous#BF0887, #BF4108
Triadic#2BBF08, #082BBF
Split complementary#08BF41, #0887BF
Tetradic#87BF08, #08BF9C, #4008BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G8
B43
Red191 (74.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue348.52°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 08 · B 2B
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