HEX Color #BD3A2C (Firebrick)

About #BD3A2C

The precise color #BD3A2C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 58 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 69% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD3A2C

RGB189, 58, 44

HSL5.8°, 62.2%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 69%, 77%, 26%

HSV5.8°, 76.7%, 74.1%

LAB44.3, 51.6, 38.1

XYZ23.0, 14.0, 3.9

Decimal12401196

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD3A2C #2CAEBC

Analogous

#BC2C66 #BC822C

Triadic

#2CBC3A #392CBC

Tetradic

#66BC2C #2CAEBC #822CBC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD3A2C

#C44F43

#CB655A

#D37B72

#DA9189

#E1A7A1

#E9BDB8

#F0D3D0

#F7E9E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD3A2C

#A83327

#932D22

#7E261D

#692018

#541913

#3F130E

#2A0C09

#150604

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.52:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.81:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.24:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD3A2C; }

.text-color { color: #BD3A2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD3A2C; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick

#B22222