Colour

#BB004D

#BB004D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB004D is a red with RGB values 187, 0, 77 and HSL 335°, 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

#BB004D#BB004D

HEX#BB004D

RGBrgb(187, 0, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.302

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(335.3, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.3, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 58.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,309

CSS custom property--colour: #BB004D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#44FFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46484Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#716A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 23 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.9 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.4 Deep pink · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BB6E

Analogous#BB00AB, #BB1100

Triadic#4DBB00, #004DBB

Split complementary#00BB11, #00ABBB

Tetradic#AABB00, #00BB6E, #1000BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF88B9

Lighter +30%#FF559B

Lighter +20%#FF227D

Lighter +10%#EE0062

Darker −10%#880038

Darker −20%#550023

Darker −30%#22000E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB004D

Less saturated −25%#A41751

Channel breakdown

R187

B77

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue335.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 4D

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