Recognised as Colour
#BB023B
- #BB023B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#BB023B is a red with RGB values 187, 2, 59 and HSL 342°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#BB023B#BB023B
HEX#BB023B
RGBrgb(187, 2, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0078, 0.2314
RGB percentages73.3%, 0.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(341.5, 97.9%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 98.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 68.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,255,803
CSS custom property--colour: #BB023B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#44FDC4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02BB82
Analogous#BB0297, #BB2502
Triadic#3BBB02, #023BBB
Split complementary#02BB25, #0297BB
Tetradic#98BB02, #02BB82, #2602BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G2
B59
Red187 (73.3%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue341.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 02 · B 3B
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