Information about #BD140C color

#BD140C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD140C falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 20, 12) — 74.1% red, 7.8% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 89 / 94 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BD140C presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Legio (#C3130A). Slightly further away sit Tomato Sauce (#B21807) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 20, 12)), which gives #BD140C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #BD140C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BD140C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BD140C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F45850

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White

#FFFFFF

#BD140C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#96110A

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#700C07

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#4B0805

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#250402

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Black

#000000

#BD140C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B3261F

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#A93A34

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Grey

#808080

#BD140C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBA10C

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#BB0C49

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#BB0C8F

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#A10CBB

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#BD140C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0CB2BB
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#0C5BBB
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#0CBB6C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BB0C5B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#BD140C
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#0CBB15
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#150CBB
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B2BB0C
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#0CB2BB
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#150CBB
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5BBB0C
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#0CB2BB
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#6C0CBB
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Nearest named colors to #BD140C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Legio color link
Legio

#C3130A

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

#BD140C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD140C
  • RGB189, 20, 12
  • CMYK0, 89, 94, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 20, 12)
  • HSL3°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise2.712°, 88.06%, 39.412%
  • HSV3°, 94%, 74%
  • HSB3°, 94%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.078, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.078, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.078, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBD140C
  • DECIMAL ID12391436
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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