#BD2C16
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.
About #BD2C16
The precise color #BD2C16 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 44, and 22.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 77% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 7.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#BD2C16
RGB189, 44, 22
HSL7.9°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 77%, 88%, 26%
HSV7.9°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB42.3, 56.0, 47.3
XYZ22.0, 12.7, 2.0
Decimal12397590
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.54:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #BD2C16;
}
.text-color {
color: #BD2C16;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #BD2C16;
}