Recognised as Colour
#BF0E00
- #BF0E00
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF0E00 is a red with RGB values 191, 14, 0 and HSL 4°, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF0E00#BF0E00
HEX#BF0E00
RGBrgb(191, 14, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0549, 0
RGB percentages74.9%, 5.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(4.4, 100%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.4, 100%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 92.7%, 100%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,520,960
CSS custom property--colour: #BF0E00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#40F1FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG 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#00B1BF
Analogous#BF0052, #BF6E00
Triadic#00BF0E, #0E00BF
Split complementary#00BF6E, #0051BF
Tetradic#51BF00, #00B1BF, #6D00BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G14
B0
Red191 (74.9%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue4.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 0E · B 00
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