Colour
#BB0025
- #BB0025
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BB0025 is a red with RGB values 187, 0, 37 and HSL 348°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BB0025#BB0025
HEX#BB0025
RGBrgb(187, 0, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.1451
RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(348.1, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.1, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 80.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,269
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0025;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#44FFDA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BB96
Analogous#BB0083, #BB3800
Triadic#25BB00, #0025BB
Split complementary#00BB39, #0082BB
Tetradic#83BB00, #00BB96, #3800BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G0
B37
Red187 (73.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue348.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 25
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