Colour

#BB022A

#BB022A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BB022A is a red with RGB values 187, 2, 42 and HSL 347°, 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

#BB022A#BB022A

HEX#BB022A

RGBrgb(187, 2, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0078, 0.1647

RGB percentages73.3%, 0.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(347, 97.9%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 98.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 77.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,255,786

CSS custom property--colour: #BB022A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#44FDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#756923no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 9 Crimson · ΔE 10.4 Brown · ΔE 14.7 Dark red · ΔE 18.7 Maroon · ΔE 21.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BB93

Analogous#BB0286, #BB3702

Triadic#2ABB02, #022ABB

Split complementary#02BB36, #0286BB

Tetradic#86BB02, #02BB93, #3702BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8BA4

Lighter +30%#FD597C

Lighter +20%#FD2655

Lighter +10%#ED0335

Darker −10%#89011F

Darker −20%#560113

Darker −30%#240008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BD0029

Less saturated −25%#A31A37

Channel breakdown

R187

B42

Red187 (73.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue347.03°

Saturation (HSL)97.88%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 02 · B 2A

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