All About Color #BD0000

#BD0000

About #BD0000

#BD0000 is a dark red color with the hex code #BD0000. In RGB it is red 189, green 0, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 100%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.64:1 on white and 3.16:1 on black.

#BD0000 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, 00, 00
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 0, 0
HSL0°, 100%, 37%
RGB Octal275, 0, 0
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 100.00%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 0, 0
CIE-L*AB39.27, 63.96, 53.67
RGB Percent74.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH39.27, 83.49, 40.00
XYZ20.99, 10.82, 0.98
CIE-L*UV39.27, 129.15, 27.86
xyY0.64, 0.33, 10.82
Hunter-Lab32.89, 56.33, 21.25
RYB74.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BD0000 on a dark background: contrast 3.16:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BD0000 on a light background: contrast 6.64:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BD0000, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BD0000. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BD0000 · #FF1A1A · #610000 · #00BDBD · #1AFFFF

Analogous palette

#BD00BD · #BD005E · #BD0000 · #BD5E00 · #BDBD00

Triadic palette

#BD0000 · #00BD00 · #0000BD · #FF1A1A · #1AFF1A

Tetradic palette

#BD0000 · #5EBD00 · #00BDBD · #5E00BD · #610000

Monochromatic palette

#240000 · #700000 · #BD0000 · #FF0A0A · #FF5757

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