Recognised as Colour

#BB073D

#BB073D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BB073D is a red with RGB values 187, 7, 61 and HSL 342°, 93%, 38%. 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

#BB073D#BB073D

HEX#BB073D

RGBrgb(187, 7, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.0275, 0.2392

RGB percentages73.3%, 2.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(342, 92.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342, 96.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 96.3%, 67.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,257,085

CSS custom property--colour: #BB073D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#44F8C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A473Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#746A38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15 Brown · ΔE 16.8 Firebrick · ΔE 17.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.8 Dark red · ΔE 25.8 Maroon · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07BB85

Analogous#BB0797, #BB2B07

Triadic#3DBB07, #073DBB

Split complementary#07BB2B, #0797BB

Tetradic#97BB07, #07BB85, #2B07BB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FB93B2

Lighter +30%#F9628F

Lighter +20%#F7316C

Lighter +10%#EC094D

Darker −10%#8A052D

Darker −20%#59031D

Darker −30%#28010D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C2003A

Less saturated −25%#A31F47

Channel breakdown

R187

B61

Red187 (73.3%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue342°

Saturation (HSL)92.78%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 07 · B 3D

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