#bf371d Color Information

#bf371d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bf371d. In RGB, it consists of 74.9% Red, 21.6% Green, and 11.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 71.2% Magenta, 84.8% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 9.6°, with saturation of 73.6% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #bf371d is 12531485, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bf371d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bf371d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color191, 55, 29 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.9%, 21.6%, 11.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.251, 0.784, 0.886 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.712, 0.848, 0.251 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color9.6°, 73.6%, 43.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color9.6°, 84.8%, 74.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color23.074, 13.898, 2.629 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color191, 60, 29 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12531485 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.086, 52.921, 45.792 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.086, 69.982, 40.869 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.086, 107.545, 30.992 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.279, 45.242, 21.915 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.583, 0.351, 13.898 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290721565 / 0xffbf371d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bf371d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bf371d, its pure hue is 9.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.6%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bf371d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180704 to #a73019.

Tints of #bf371d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bf371d, its pure hue is 9.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.6%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bf371d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c75039 to #f7e6e3.

Tones of #bf371d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bf371d, its pure hue is 9.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bf371d, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dc2300 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bf371d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bf371d! For #bf371d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bf371d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bf371d

This color, #bf371d, consists of 74.9% Red, 21.6% Green, and 11.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 191, Green = 55, Blue = 29. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bf371d is 0% Cyan, 71.2% Magenta, 84.8% Yellow, and 25.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.9%
C0.0%
G21.6%
M71.2%
B11.4%
Y84.8%
K25.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 191 55 29
Octal 277 67 35
Hexa #bf #37 #1d
Binary 10111111 00110111 00011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 71 84 25
Octal 0 107 124 31
Hexa #00 #47 #54 #19
Binary 00000000 01000111 01010100 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bf371d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bf371d — which has hue 9.6° — its analogous colors are located at 9.6° and 339.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf371d.

Triadic Colors of #bf371d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bf371d — which has hue 9.6° — its triadic colors are located at 9.6° and 249.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf371d.

Complementary Color of #bf371d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bf371d — which has hue 9.6° — its complementary color is located at 189.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf371d.

Split Complementary Colors of #bf371d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bf371d — which has hue 9.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 9.6° and 219.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf371d.

Tetradic Colors of #bf371d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bf371d — which has hue 9.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 279.6°, 9.6°, 99.6°, and 189.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bf371d.

Monochromatic Colors of #bf371d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bf371d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #582016 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f37057 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bf371d

We want to make getting started with #bf371d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bf371d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bf371d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bf371d with other HTML elements.

#bf371d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bf371d.
<span style="color: #bf371d;">The color of this text is #bf371d.</span>

#bf371d Background Color

The background color for this text is #bf371d.
<div style="background-color: #bf371d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bf371d.</div>

#bf371d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bf371d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bf371d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bf371d.</span>

#bf371d Border Color

This is a div with border color #bf371d.
<div style="border: #bf371d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bf371d.</div>

#bf371d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf371d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf371d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf371d on a white background.</div></div>

#bf371d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bf371d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bf371d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bf371d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bf371d to White

This is a gradient from #bf371d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf371d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf371d to white.</div>

Gradient from #bf371d to Black

This is a gradient from #bf371d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bf371d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bf371d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bf371d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bf371d

In addition to using #bf371d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bf371d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bf371d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 191, Green = 55, Blue = 29). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bf371d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bf371d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(191, 55, 29)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bf371d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bf371d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bf371d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(191, 55, 29);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bf371d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:191, green:55, blue:29, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:191 green:55 blue:29 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(191f, 55f, 29f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(191, 55, 29);
 

#bf371d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bf371d the same way. For those with color blindness, #bf371d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bf371d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bf371d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bf371d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bf371d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bf371d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bf371d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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