Information about #BF180C color

#BF180C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BF180C falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(191, 24, 12) — 74.9% red, 9.4% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 70 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BF180C presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm 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 near neighbor of Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Slightly further away sit Tomato Sauce (#B21807) and Sulurouge (#CC1410).

The recipe behind #BF180C is rgb(191, 24, 12), 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, #BF180C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BF180C color variations

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

#BF180C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BF180C

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

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF180C
  • RGB191, 24, 12
  • CMYK0, 65, 70, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 24, 12)
  • HSL4°, 88%, 40%
  • HSL Precise4.022°, 88.177%, 39.804%
  • HSV4°, 94%, 75%
  • HSB4°, 94%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.094, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.094, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.094, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBF180C
  • DECIMAL ID12523532
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01