Information about #BD140E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BD140E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 20, 14) — 74.1% red, 7.8% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 66 / 69 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BD140E is a maximally vivid earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chilli Pepper (#C11B17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tomato Sauce (#B21807) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

The recipe behind #BD140E is rgb(189, 20, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BD140E: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD140E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD140E color variations

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

#BD140E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BD140E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BD140E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BD140E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BD140E 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
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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
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#0E60BE
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#0EBE6C
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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
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#BE0E60
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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
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#0EBE14
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#6C0EBE
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Nearest named colors to #BD140E

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

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

#BD140E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD140E
  • RGB189, 20, 14
  • CMYK0, 66, 69, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 20, 14)
  • HSL2°, 86%, 40%
  • HSL Precise2.057°, 86.207%, 39.804%
  • HSV2°, 93%, 74%
  • HSB2°, 93%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.078, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.078, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.078, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBD140E
  • DECIMAL ID12391438
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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