Colour

#BB004E

#BB004E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB004E is a red with RGB values 187, 0, 78 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

#BB004E#BB004E

HEX#BB004E

RGBrgb(187, 0, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0, 0.3059

RGB percentages73.3%, 0%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(335, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 58.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,310

CSS custom property--colour: #BB004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 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#44FFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45484Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#716A4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 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 23.6 Brown · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8 Firebrick · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BB6D

Analogous#BB00AB, #BB1000

Triadic#4EBB00, #004EBB

Split complementary#00BB10, #00ABBB

Tetradic#ABBB00, #00BB6D, #1000BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF88BA

Lighter +30%#FF559C

Lighter +20%#FF227E

Lighter +10%#EE0063

Darker −10%#880039

Darker −20%#550023

Darker −30%#22000E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BB004E

Less saturated −25%#A41752

Channel breakdown

R187

B78

Red187 (73.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue334.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 00 · B 4E

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