HEX atlas value

#BF2B18

#BF2B18 is a warm red HEX color close to Firebrick. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 191, 43, 24, HSL 7, 78%, 42%, has luminance 0.1287, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BF2B18 Sample readable text

HEX #BF2B18

RGB rgb(191, 43, 24)

HSL hsl(7 78% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 77, 87, 25)

Luminance 0.1287

Contrast Black 3.57:1White 5.88:1

CSS

--color-bf2b18: #BF2B18;
.background-bf2b18 { background-color: #BF2B18; }
.text-bf2b18 { color: #BF2B18; }

Luminance0.1287

Black text3.57:1AA Fail

White text5.88:1AA 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":"#BF2B18","rgb":[191,43,24],"hsl":[7,78,42],"cmyk":[0,77,87,25],"luminance":0.1287,"contrast":{"black":3.57,"white":5.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6D190D","hex":"#6D190D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#18ABBF","hex":"#18ABBF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.62,"contrastWhite":2.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"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":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"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/bf2b18.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#18ABBF","analogous":["#BF1858","#BF7F18"],"triadic":["#18BF2B","#2B18BF"],"tetradic":["#58BF18","#18ABBF","#7F18BF"],"splitComplementary":["#18BF7F","#1858BF"],"monochromatic":["#E95C49","#BF2B18","#6D190D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E95C49","dark":"#6D190D","saturated":"#D61900","desaturated":"#A73D2F","pastel":"#E08276","neon":"#FF1E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":25.45584412271571},{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":31.016124838541646},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":31.89043743820395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BF2B18

#BF2B18 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BF2B18 is visually closest to Firebrick, a named red color with HEX #B22222.

The RGB channels are 191, 43, and 24, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg 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 0.1287, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.57:1AA Fail

White text5.88:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BF2B18 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.57:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.88:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6D190D#FFFFFF text · best 11.69:1#6D190D

#18ABBF#000000 text · best 7.62:1#18ABBF

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

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

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

Generated Palette

#BF2B18#BF2B18

#18ABBF#18ABBF

#BF1858#BF1858

#BF7F18#BF7F18

#E95C49#E95C49

#6D190D#6D190D

Color Harmonies

#18ABBF#18ABBF

#BF1858#BF1858

#BF7F18#BF7F18

#18BF2B#18BF2B

#2B18BF#2B18BF

Variants

#E95C49#E95C49

#6D190D#6D190D

#D61900#D61900

#A73D2F#A73D2F

#E08276#E08276

#FF1E00#FF1E00

Nearest Named Colors

Firebrick#B22222

Rust#B7410E

Persian Red#CC3333

Brown#A52A2A

Tool Red#B11226

#BF2B18

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BF2B18

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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