Information about #BF1218 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BF1218 is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 practically indistinguishable from Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Venetian Red (#C80815).
The recipe behind #BF1218 is rgb(191, 18, 24), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BF1218 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BF1218 color variations
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#BF1218 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BF1218 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BF1218 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BF1218 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BF1218 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BF1218 color
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Nearest named colors to #BF1218
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BC161C
#C11B17
#C80815
#B31B1B
#CC1410
#B60C26
#B2071D
#CF1020
#C7031E
#CE1322
#B62020
#BB112A
#BF1218 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BF1218
- RGB191, 18, 24
- CMYK0, 68, 65, 25
- CSSrgb(191, 18, 24)
- HSL358°, 83%, 41%
- HSL Precise357.919°, 82.775%, 40.98%
- HSV358°, 91%, 75%
- HSB358°, 91%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
- GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.071, 0.094)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.071, 0.094, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.071, 0.094)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBF1218
- DECIMAL ID12522008
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
