HEX atlas value

#BF1A18

#BF1A18 is a warm red HEX color close to Firebrick. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 26, 24, HSL 1, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.1188, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BF1A18 Sample readable text

HEX #BF1A18

RGB rgb(191, 26, 24)

HSL hsl(1 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 86, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.1188

Contrast Black 3.38:1White 6.22:1

CSS

--color-bf1a18: #BF1A18;
.background-bf1a18 { background-color: #BF1A18; }
.text-bf1a18 { color: #BF1A18; }

Luminance0.1188

Black text3.38:1AA Fail

White text6.22:1AA 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":"#BF1A18","rgb":[191,26,24],"hsl":[1,78,42],"cmyk":[0,86,87,25],"luminance":0.1188,"contrast":{"black":3.38,"white":6.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6D0F0D","hex":"#6D0F0D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.72,"contrastWhite":12.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#18BCBF","hex":"#18BCBF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"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":"#A7312F","hex":"#A7312F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.12,"contrastWhite":6.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Firebrick 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/bf1a18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tool-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#18BCBF","analogous":["#BF1868","#BF6E18"],"triadic":["#18BF1A","#1A18BF"],"tetradic":["#68BF18","#18BCBF","#6E18BF"],"splitComplementary":["#18BF6E","#1868BF"],"monochromatic":["#E94C49","#BF1A18","#6D0F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E94C49","dark":"#6D0F0D","saturated":"#D60400","desaturated":"#A7312F","pastel":"#E07876","neon":"#FF0400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":21.354156504062622},{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":30.495901363953813},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":31.064449134018133}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF1A18

#BF1A18 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BF1A18 is visually closest to Firebrick, a named red color with HEX #B22222.

The RGB channels are 191, 26, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg 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 0.1188, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.38:1AA Fail

White text6.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF1A18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.38:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.22:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6D0F0D#FFFFFF text · best 12.18:1#6D0F0D

#18BCBF#000000 text · best 8.98:1#18BCBF

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

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

#A7312F#FFFFFF text · best 6.72:1#A7312F

Generated Palette

#BF1A18#BF1A18

#18BCBF#18BCBF

#BF1868#BF1868

#BF6E18#BF6E18

#E94C49#E94C49

#6D0F0D#6D0F0D

Color Harmonies

#18BCBF#18BCBF

#BF1868#BF1868

#BF6E18#BF6E18

#18BF1A#18BF1A

#1A18BF#1A18BF

Variants

#E94C49#E94C49

#6D0F0D#6D0F0D

#D60400#D60400

#A7312F#A7312F

#E07876#E07876

#FF0400#FF0400

Nearest Named Colors

Firebrick#B22222

Venetian Red#C80815

Tool Red#B11226

Traffic Red#CC0605

Anodized Red#B00020

#BF1A18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF1A18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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