What color is #BF1818?

#BF1818 is a moderate red known as Heartwarming. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heartwarming?

The RGB value is 191, 24, 24: 191 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heartwarming?

The complementary color is #18BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF1818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heartwarming color: hex code #BF1818

#BF1818 rgb(191, 24, 24)

Shades of red

Heartwarming has the hex code #BF1818. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.4% green and 9.4% blue (191, 24, 24).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 78% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 87% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

Heartwarming (#BF1818) color codes

HEX	`#BF1818`
RGB	`rgb(191, 24, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 9.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 78%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 87%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 87%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 61.66, 45.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 76.61, 36.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.98, 11.799, 1.984)`
Decimal	`12523544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heartwarming, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF1818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BF1818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF1818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf1818; }
.text { color: #bf1818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf1818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 24 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf1818, #bf6c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #BF1818 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF1818?: #BF1818 is a moderate red known as Heartwarming. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heartwarming?: The RGB value is 191, 24, 24: 191 red, 24 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heartwarming?: The complementary color is #18BFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF1818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.