Colour
#BB0210
- #BB0210
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BB0210 is a red with RGB values 187, 2, 16 and HSL 355°, 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
#BB0210#BB0210
HEX#BB0210
RGBrgb(187, 2, 16)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0078, 0.0627
RGB percentages73.3%, 0.8%, 6.3%
HSLhsl(355.5, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 91.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,760
CSS custom property--colour: #BB0210;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#44FDEF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02BBAD
Analogous#BB026C, #BB5102
Triadic#10BB02, #0210BB
Split complementary#02BB51, #026CBB
Tetradic#6CBB02, #02BBAD, #5102BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G2
B16
Red187 (73.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue16 (6.3%)
Hue355.46°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 02 · B 10
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