#BD2400

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #BD2400

When working with digital screens, the color #BD2400 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 36 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 81% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 11.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD2400
RGB189, 36, 0
HSL11.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 81%, 100%, 26%
HSV11.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB41.3, 58.0, 54.5
XYZ21.6, 12.1, 1.2
Decimal12395520

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.42:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.90:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD2400; }
.text-color { color: #BD2400; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD2400; }

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