HEX atlas value

#BF1818

#BF1818 is a warm red HEX color close to Venetian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 24, 24, HSL 0, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.118, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BF1818 Sample readable text

HEX #BF1818

RGB rgb(191, 24, 24)

HSL hsl(0 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 87, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.118

Contrast Black 3.36:1White 6.25:1

CSS

--color-bf1818: #BF1818;
.background-bf1818 { background-color: #BF1818; }
.text-bf1818 { color: #BF1818; }

Luminance0.118

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BF1818","rgb":[191,24,24],"hsl":[0,78,42],"cmyk":[0,87,87,25],"luminance":0.118,"contrast":{"black":3.36,"white":6.25}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6D0D0D","hex":"#6D0D0D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.71,"contrastWhite":12.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#18BFBF","hex":"#18BFBF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.24,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.98,"contrastWhite":7.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#A72F2F","hex":"#A72F2F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.09,"contrastWhite":6.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Venetian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bf1818.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tool-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#18BFBF","analogous":["#BF186B","#BF6B18"],"triadic":["#18BF18","#1818BF"],"tetradic":["#6BBF18","#18BFBF","#6B18BF"],"splitComplementary":["#18BF6B","#186BBF"],"monochromatic":["#E94949","#BF1818","#6D0D0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E94949","dark":"#6D0D0D","saturated":"#D60000","desaturated":"#A72F2F","pastel":"#E07676","neon":"#FF0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":20.688160865577203},{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":29.410882339705484}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF1818

#BF1818 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BF1818 is visually closest to Venetian Red, a named red color with HEX #C80815.

The RGB channels are 191, 24, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 78% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF1818 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.36:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.25:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6D0D0D#FFFFFF text · best 12.25:1#6D0D0D

#18BFBF#000000 text · best 9.24:1#18BFBF

Anodized Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.33:1#B00020

Tool Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.04:1#B11226

#A72F2F#FFFFFF text · best 6.8:1#A72F2F

Generated Palette

#BF1818#BF1818

#18BFBF#18BFBF

#BF186B#BF186B

#BF6B18#BF6B18

#E94949#E94949

#6D0D0D#6D0D0D

Color Harmonies

#18BFBF#18BFBF

#BF186B#BF186B

#BF6B18#BF6B18

#18BF18#18BF18

#1818BF#1818BF

Variants

#E94949#E94949

#6D0D0D#6D0D0D

#D60000#D60000

#A72F2F#A72F2F

#E07676#E07676

Red#FF0000

Nearest Named Colors

Venetian Red#C80815

Firebrick#B22222

Tool Red#B11226

Traffic Red#CC0605

Anodized Red#B00020

#BF1818

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF1818

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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