Recognised as Colour
#BF1E18
- #BF1E18
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF1E18 is a red with RGB values 191, 30, 24 and HSL 2°, 78%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF1E18#BF1E18
HEX#BF1E18
RGBrgb(191, 30, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1176, 0.0941
RGB percentages74.9%, 11.8%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(2.2, 77.7%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.2, 87.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 84.3%, 87.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,525,080
CSS custom property--colour: #BF1E18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#40E1E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#18B9BF
Analogous#BF1865, #BF7218
Triadic#18BF1E, #1E18BF
Split complementary#18BF72, #1866BF
Tetradic#66BF18, #18B9BF, #7218BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G30
B24
Red191 (74.9%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue2.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 1E · B 18
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