#BF0123 Color Information
#BF0123 RGB value is (191, 1, 35). The hex color red value is 191, green is 1, and blue is 35. Its HSL format shows a hue of 349°, saturation of 99 percent, and lightness of38 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 99 percent, 82 percent, 25percent.
#BF0123 Color Meaning
Color #BF0123 radiates heroic intensity, unfiltered passion, and symbolic sacrifice. Color #BF0123 is a vivid, slightly orange-leaning red that evokes poppies on battlefields, emergency flares, and revolutionary banners. Unlike academic crimson, #BF0123 carries urgency; unlike fire-engine red, #BF0123 feels historically weighted. In memorial and activist design, #BF0123 hue signals courage that costs—common in veteran tributes, protest art, and humanitarian campaigns. Color psychology links such pure, high-chroma reds to increased perceived bravery and moral clarity. Functionally, color #BF0123 excels as a focal accent in digital and print media. #BF0123 offers strong contrast against deep blues and charcoals, and meets accessibility standards for headlines. Print reproduction benefits from spot color for true fidelity, though CMYK performs well on bright stocks. A/B tests show higher emotional engagement when color #BF0123 replaces standard red in commemorative contexts. Culturally, color #BF0123 reflects sacrifice that speaks. #BF0123 appears in war memorials, social justice movements, and cultural remembrance as a symbol of action that endures. Spiritually, #BF0123 aligns with the root chakra’s protective mode: love that defends. Designers use color #BF0123 when silence equals erasure. Its intensity is a vow.
Color Conversion
Convert #BF0123 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#BF0123 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#BF0123 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #BF0123 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #BF0123 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
Normal Vision
protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#BF0123 Color FAQs
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