Information about #BD183C color

#BD183C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD183C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 24, 60) — 74.1% red, 9.4% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 51 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BD183C is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cardinal (#C41E3A). Slightly further away sit Spring Red (#BE1F35) and Knock Out (#C81641).

The recipe behind #BD183C is rgb(189, 24, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD183C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD183C color variations

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

#BD183C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#E32D55

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#EA617F

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#F8CAD4

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White

#FFFFFF

#BD183C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#971330

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#710E24

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#4B0918

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#25040C

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Black

#000000

#BD183C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B32A48

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#A83E55

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#9C5262

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#8E6870

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Grey

#808080

#BD183C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BDBA18

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#BD7818

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#BD3618

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#BD187E

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#BA18BD

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#7818BD

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#BD183C 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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#19BE9A
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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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#198FBE
#198FBE

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#19BE47
#19BE47

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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
#BE4719
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#BD183C
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#BE198F
#BE198F

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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
#BD183C
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#3CBE19
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#193CBE
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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
#BD183C
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#BE9A19
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#19BE9A
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#193CBE
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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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#8FBE19
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#19BE9A
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#4719BE
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Nearest named colors to #BD183C

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

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Foreign Crimson color link
Foreign Crimson

#C91F37

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Bright Maroon color link
Bright Maroon

#C32148

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

#BD183C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD183C
  • RGB189, 24, 60
  • CMYK0, 65, 51, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 24, 60)
  • HSL347°, 77%, 42%
  • HSL Precise346.909°, 77.465%, 41.765%
  • HSV347°, 87%, 74%
  • HSB347°, 87%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.094, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.094, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.094, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBD183C
  • DECIMAL ID12392508
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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