Recognised as Colour
#BF2A05
- #BF2A05
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF2A05 is a red with RGB values 191, 42, 5 and HSL 12°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF2A05#BF2A05
HEX#BF2A05
RGBrgb(191, 42, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1647, 0.0196
RGB percentages74.9%, 16.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(11.9, 94.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.9, 97.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 97.4%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,528,133
CSS custom property--colour: #BF2A05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#40D5FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#059ABF
Analogous#BF053D, #BF8705
Triadic#05BF2A, #2A05BF
Split complementary#05BF87, #053DBF
Tetradic#3DBF05, #059ABF, #8705BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G42
B5
Red191 (74.9%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue11.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 2A · B 05
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