Recognised as Colour
#BF2D13
- #BF2D13
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BF2D13 is a red with RGB values 191, 45, 19 and HSL 9°, 82%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BF2D13#BF2D13
HEX#BF2D13
RGBrgb(191, 45, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.1765, 0.0745
RGB percentages74.9%, 17.6%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(9.1, 81.9%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.1, 90.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 76.4%, 90.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,528,915
CSS custom property--colour: #BF2D13;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#40D2EC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13A5BF
Analogous#BF134F, #BF8313
Triadic#13BF2D, #2D13BF
Split complementary#13BF83, #134FBF
Tetradic#4FBF13, #13A5BF, #8313BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G45
B19
Red191 (74.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue9.07°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 2D · B 13
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