HEX Color #BD0F0F (Firebrick)

About #BD0F0F

The precise color #BD0F0F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 15 green, and 15 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 92% yellow, and 26% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD0F0F

RGB189, 15, 15

HSL0.0°, 85.3%, 40.0%

CMYK0%, 92%, 92%, 26%

HSV0.0°, 92.1%, 74.1%

LAB39.9, 62.5, 48.5

XYZ21.2, 11.2, 1.5

Decimal12390159

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD0F0F #0FBCBD

Analogous

#BD0F66 #BD650F

Triadic

#0FBD0F #0F0FBD

Tetradic

#66BD0F #0FBCBD #650FBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD0F0F

#C42929

#CB4444

#D35F5F

#DA7979

#E19494

#E9AFAF

#F0C9C9

#F7E4E4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD0F0F

#A80D0D

#930B0B

#7E0A0A

#690808

#540606

#3F0505

#2A0303

#150101

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.48:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.24:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.20:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.75:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD0F0F; }

.text-color { color: #BD0F0F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD0F0F; }

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