Recognised as Colour

#BB004A

#BB004A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB004A is a red with RGB values 187, 0, 74 and HSL 336°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BB004A#BB004A

HEX#BB004A

RGBrgb(187, 0, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.2902

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 29%

HSLhsl(336.3, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,306

CSS custom property--colour: #BB004A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#44FFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#726946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Brown · ΔE 23 Firebrick · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2 Deep pink · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 21.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BB71

Analogous#BB00A7, #BB1300

Triadic#4ABB00, #004ABB

Split complementary#00BB13, #00A8BB

Tetradic#A8BB00, #00BB71, #1400BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF88B7

Lighter +30%#FF5598

Lighter +20%#FF2279

Lighter +10%#EE005E

Darker −10%#880036

Darker −20%#550022

Darker −30%#22000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB004A

Less saturated −25%#A4174F

Channel breakdown

R187

B74

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue336.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 4A

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