What color is #BD2F10?

#BD2F10 is a vivid red known as Once Bitten. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Once Bitten?

The RGB value is 189, 47, 16: 189 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Once Bitten?

The complementary color is #109EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD2F10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Once Bitten color: hex code #BD2F10

#BD2F10 rgb(189, 47, 16)

Shades of red

Once Bitten has the hex code #BD2F10. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 18.4% green and 6.3% blue (189, 47, 16).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 84% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 92% yellow and 26% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

Once Bitten (#BD2F10) color codes

HEX	`#BD2F10`
RGB	`rgb(189, 47, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 18.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 84%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 92%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 92%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, 54.86, 49.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 74.19, 42.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.099, 12.893, 1.815)`
Decimal	`12398352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Once Bitten, 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 #BD2F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD2F10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #BD2F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd2f10; }
.text { color: #bd2f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd2f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 47 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd2f10, #bd8510); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

See #BD2F10 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BD2F10?: #BD2F10 is a vivid red known as Once Bitten. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Once Bitten?: The RGB value is 189, 47, 16: 189 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Once Bitten?: The complementary color is #109EBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD2F10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.