#BD421D

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #BD421D

Visually, #BD421D is defined as a vivid red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(189, 66, 29).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 65% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 13.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#BD421D
RGB189, 66, 29
HSL13.9°, 73.4%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 65%, 85%, 26%
HSV13.9°, 84.7%, 74.1%
LAB45.4, 47.8, 46.8
XYZ23.2, 14.8, 2.8
Decimal12403229

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.96:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.37:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD421D; }
.text-color { color: #BD421D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD421D; }

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