#BD1D42

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #BD1D42

At its core, #BD1D42 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 29, and 66.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 65% 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD1D42
RGB189, 29, 66
HSL346.1°, 73.4%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 85%, 65%, 26%
HSV346.1°, 84.7%, 74.1%
LAB41.4, 61.6, 21.5
XYZ22.4, 12.1, 6.3
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.42:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.91:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD1D42; }
.text-color { color: #BD1D42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD1D42; }

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Brown
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