#BD2C00
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.
About #BD2C00
At its core, #BD2C00 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 44, and 0.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 77% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 26% Black. With a hue angle of 14.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BD2C00
RGB189, 44, 0
HSL14.0°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 77%, 100%, 26%
HSV14.0°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB42.2, 55.7, 54.8
XYZ21.9, 12.6, 1.3
Decimal12397568
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.52:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.00:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BD2C00;
}
.text-color {
color: #BD2C00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BD2C00;
}