Colour

#BB014E

#BB014E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB014E is a red with RGB values 187, 1, 78 and HSL 335°, 99%, 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

#BB014E#BB014E

HEX#BB014E

RGBrgb(187, 1, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0039, 0.3059

RGB percentages73.3%, 0.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(335.2, 98.9%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 99.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 99.5%, 58.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,566

CSS custom property--colour: #BB014E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11137WCAG 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 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#44FEB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46484Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716A4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#CD002Dno 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 text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 23.6 Brown · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 27.1 Firebrick · ΔE 27.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9 Deep pink · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 23.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01BB6E

Analogous#BB01AB, #BB1101

Triadic#4EBB01, #014EBB

Split complementary#01BB11, #01ABBB

Tetradic#ABBB01, #01BB6E, #1101BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8ABA

Lighter +30%#FE579C

Lighter +20%#FE247E

Lighter +10%#EE0163

Darker −10%#880139

Darker −20%#560024

Darker −30%#23000F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC004E

Less saturated −25%#A31852

Channel breakdown

R187

B78

Red187 (73.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue335.16°

Saturation (HSL)98.94%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 01 · B 4E

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