Colour

#BB004C

#BB004C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB004C is a red with RGB values 187, 0, 76 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

#BB004C#BB004C

HEX#BB004C

RGBrgb(187, 0, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.298

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(335.6, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 59.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,308

CSS custom property--colour: #BB004C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#44FFB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46484Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#716948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 22.5 Brown · ΔE 24 Firebrick · ΔE 26.6 Indian red · ΔE 26.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 29 Deep pink · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 22.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BB6F

Analogous#BB00A9, #BB1200

Triadic#4CBB00, #004CBB

Split complementary#00BB12, #00A9BB

Tetradic#A9BB00, #00BB6F, #1200BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF88B8

Lighter +30%#FF559A

Lighter +20%#FF227C

Lighter +10%#EE0061

Darker −10%#880037

Darker −20%#550023

Darker −30%#22000E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB004C

Less saturated −25%#A41750

Channel breakdown

R187

B76

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue335.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 4C

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