Recognised as Colour

#BB0209

#BB0209
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB0209 is a red with RGB values 187, 2, 9 and HSL 358°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BB0209#BB0209

HEX#BB0209

RGBrgb(187, 2, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0078, 0.0353

RGB percentages73.3%, 0.8%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(357.7, 97.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 98.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 95.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,753

CSS custom property--colour: #BB0209;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#44FDF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4403no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#766800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CF000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 14.3 Dark red · ΔE 18.5 Crimson · ΔE 19.7 Maroon · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 23.7 Tomato · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BBB4

Analogous#BB0265, #BB5802

Triadic#09BB02, #0209BB

Split complementary#02BB58, #0265BB

Tetradic#65BB02, #02BBB4, #5802BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8B90

Lighter +30%#FD595F

Lighter +20%#FD262E

Lighter +10%#ED030B

Darker −10%#890107

Darker −20%#560104

Darker −30%#240002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0007

Less saturated −25%#A31A1F

Channel breakdown

R187

Red187 (73.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue357.73°

Saturation (HSL)97.88%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 02 · B 09

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