#BD0000
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.
About #BD0000
When working with digital screens, the color #BD0000 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 0, and 0.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 26% Black. With a hue angle of 0.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BD0000
RGB189, 0, 0
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 26%
HSV0.0°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB39.3, 64.0, 53.7
XYZ21.0, 10.8, 1.0
Decimal12386304
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.16:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.69:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BD0000;
}
.text-color {
color: #BD0000;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BD0000;
}