HEX Color #BD000F (Firebrick)

About #BD000F

The hex code #BD000F represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 0 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 355.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD000F

RGB189, 0, 15

HSL355.2°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK0%, 100%, 92%, 26%

HSV355.2°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB39.3, 64.1, 48.1

XYZ21.1, 10.9, 1.4

Decimal12386319

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD000F #00BDAD

Analogous

#BD006D #BD4F00

Triadic

#0EBD00 #000FBD

Tetradic

#6DBD00 #00BDAD #4F00BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD000F

#C41C29

#CB3844

#D3555F

#DA7179

#E18D94

#E9AAAF

#F0C6C9

#F7E2E4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD000F

#A8000D

#93000B

#7E000A

#690008

#540006

#3F0005

#2A0003

#150001

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.62:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.17:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.33:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.70:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD000F; }

.text-color { color: #BD000F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD000F; }

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