#BD1F0A Color

#BD1F0A is rgb(189, 31, 10) in RGB, hsl(7, 90%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD1F0A

HEX#BD1F0A

RGBrgb(189, 31, 10)

HSLhsl(7, 90%, 39%)

HSVhsv(7, 95%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.194 30.9)

LABlab(41.72% 60.19 52.71)

LCHlch(41.72% 80.01 41.21)

What #BD1F0A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD1F0A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 2.33 Tomato Sauce#B21807ΔE 3.79 Medium Red#B10304ΔE 4.44 Mordant Red 19#AE0C00ΔE 4.56 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 6.37 Venetian Red#C80815ΔE 6.96

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#BD1F0A Channel Values

How #BD1F0A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 31 · B 10	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 7° · S 90% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 7° · S 95% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 84% · Y 95% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.24:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD1F0A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD1F0A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD1F0A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BD1F0A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #BD1F0A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD1F0A

Protanopia#585803

Protanomaly#8C4806

Deuteranopia#757500

Deuteranomaly#975E00

Tritanopia#BD1D1D

Tritanomaly#BD1E17

Achromatopsia#606060

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Using #BD1F0A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd1f0a: #BD1F0A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD1F0A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd1f0a': '#BD1F0A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.122, blue: 0.039)

Android XML<color name="color_bd1f0a">#BD1F0A</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD1F0A"

More Red Colors

#BD1F0A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#BD1F0A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD1F0A?

#BD1F0A is a dark red — rgb(189, 31, 10) in RGB and hsl(7, 90%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.33.

What is the RGB value of #BD1F0A?

#BD1F0A is rgb(189, 31, 10) — red 189, green 31, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD1F0A?

#BD1F0A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD1F0A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD1F0A scores 6.24:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD1F0A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD1F0A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 14.12, which is visibly different.

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