Recognised as Colour

#BF0F0F

#BF0F0F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BF0F0F is a red with RGB values 191, 15, 15 and HSL 0°, 85%, 40%. 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

#BF0F0F#BF0F0F

HEX#BF0F0F

RGBrgb(191, 15, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.0588, 0.0588

RGB percentages74.9%, 5.9%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(0, 85.4%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 92.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK0%, 92.1%, 92.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,521,231

CSS custom property--colour: #BF0F0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#40F0F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524709no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D30014no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.4 Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Dark red · ΔE 18.8 Tomato · ΔE 22.6 Brown · ΔE 22.9 Maroon · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0FBFBF

Analogous#BF0F67, #BF670F

Triadic#0FBF0F, #0F0FBF

Split complementary#0FBF67, #0F67BF

Tetradic#67BF0F, #0FBFBF, #670FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8A2A2

Lighter +30%#F47373

Lighter +20%#F04444

Lighter +10%#ED1414

Darker −10%#900B0B

Darker −20%#600808

Darker −30%#310404

Darker −40%#020000

More saturated +25%#CE0000

Less saturated −25%#A52929

Channel breakdown

R191

G15

B15

Red191 (74.9%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)85.44%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BF · G 0F · B 0F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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